# Incident 20000205003069I: Piper PA18150, Bozeman, MT, February 5, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 2000, 15:00 local time
- Place: Bozeman, MT
- Airport: Gallatin Fld
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6839° N, 111.0576° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bozeman, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6839&lon=-111.0576&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2873Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2873Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,425 total, 15 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000205003069I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT STATED THAT SHE FAILED TO INSURE THAT THE FUEL TANK SELECTOR VALVE WAS POSITIONED SECURELY INA DETENT THUS A TANK WAS NOT DEFINITELY SELECTED. AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE FROM BOZEMAN, MONTANA AIRPORT ON FUEL IN LINE BETWEEN VALVE AND ENGINE.  ENGINE STOPPED DUE TO FUEL STARVATION AT APPOXIMATELY 150' AGL.  FORCED LANDING IN FIELD ADJACENT TO AIRPORT RESULTED IN NO INJURY TO PILOT AND NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N2873Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20000316007969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000316007969A), Mar 16, 2000: Piper PA18150 (N2873Z), Three Forks, MT, No damage. (-23) Pilot stated that the aircraft began swerving to the left, and that he applied right rudder in an attempt to regain control. The swerve then reversed…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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