# Incident 20000212001559I: Piper PA24250, Pilot Point, TX, February 12, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 2000, 10:30 local time
- Place: Pilot Point, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3983° N, 96.9555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pilot Point, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3983&lon=-96.9555&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7490P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7490P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000212001559I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 12, 2000 AT CST, A PIPER PA-24, REGISTRATION NUMBER N7490P, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ , WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT WHEN AT CRUISE THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE PROPER FUEL TANK.  THE PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER THE ENGINE STOP BECAUSE OF LOW FUEL.  THE PILOT WAS PERSONAL WITH CLEAR WEATHER AND NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND NO INJURY TO THE PILOT.  THE PILOT HOLDS AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AIRPLANE MULTIENGINE LAND, AIRPLANE SINGLE LAND AND COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE, NUMBER 002165182.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SOUTH BRAZOS TEXAS, ON FEBRUARY 12, 2000 AT 8:15 A.M.

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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