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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Marlin, TX · June 21, 2000

Date
June 21, 2000 · 20:15 local
Place
Marlin, TX
Airport
Marlin Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N111FC
Reported as
Piper PA32260
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
135 total15 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)On June 20, 2000, at approximately 2015 CDT, a Piper PA-32, N111FC, registered to the pilot privacy data omitted made an emergency landing in an open field after loosing power following a touch and go landing at Marlin municipal airport, Marlin, Texas (T15). privacy data omitted The flight was a part 91 flight for proficiency, no flight plan was filed, and visual meteorolgical conditions prevailed. The aircraft suffered minor damage to the cowling, nose gear, and propeller, and there were no injuries to the pilot, the lone occupant in the aircraft. The pilot holds a private pilot's certificate. The flight originated from waco regional airport (act), waco, Texas at approxiamtely 1830 CDT on June 20, 2000. The FAA investigator at the scene noted there was no fuel int he left tip tank, but all three of the other tanks contained fuel. The fuel selector was observed to be in the left main tank position.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON JUNE 20, 2000, AT APPROXIMATELY 2015 CDT, A PIPER PA-32, N111FC, REGISTERED TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD AFTER LOOSING POWER FOLLOWING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING AT MARLIN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, MARLIN, TEXAS (T15). ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE FLIGHT WAS A PART 91 FLIGHT FOR PROFICIENCY, NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED, AND VISUAL METEOROLGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE COWLING, NOSE GEAR, AND PROPELLER, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT, THE LONE OCCUPANT IN THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT'S CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM WACO REGIONAL AIRPORT (ACT), WACO, TEXAS AT APPROXIAMTELY 1830 CDT ON JUNE 20, 2000. THE FAA INVESTIGATOR AT THE SCENE NOTED THERE WAS NO FUEL INT HE LEFT TIP TANK, BUT ALL THREE OF THE OTHER TANKS CONTAINED FUEL. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS OBSERVED TO BE IN THE LEFT MAIN TANK POSITION.