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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Chandler, AZ · September 18, 2000

Date: September 18, 2000 · 12:34 local
Place: Chandler, AZ
Airport: Chandler Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N628SM
Reported as: Piper PA28161
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N628SMRegistration cancelled Jul 12, 2017 · Piper PA-28-161S/N 28-8316097 · Built 1983 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23)PIC was giving instrument approaches instruction to created student. As a/c reached mda of 500 ft AGL engine began to run rough. Had student switch tanks, boost on. Made aggressive turn to airport from wide down wind. Saw a/c waiting to depart active. Made decision to make off airport landing in plowed dirt field approximately 1/8 mile from airport. At approximately 30 feet above ground, engine began to run. Continued to land off field. Aircraft sis not sustain any damage. Maintenance found both tanks empty, less than 1 gallon of fuel in each tank. Maintenance filled tanks with fuel, performed engine run up.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)PIC WAS GIVING INSTRUMENT APPROACHES INSTRUCTION TO CREATED STUDENT. AS A/C REACHED MDA OF 500 FT AGL ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. HAD STUDENT SWITCH TANKS, BOOST ON. MADE AGGRESSIVE TURN TO AIRPORT FROM WIDE DOWN WIND. SAW A/C WAITING TO DEPART ACTIVE. MADE DECISION TO MAKE OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN PLOWED DIRT FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1/8 MILE FROM AIRPORT. AT APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET ABOVE GROUND, ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN. CONTINUED TO LAND OFF FIELD. AIRCRAFT SIS NOT SUSTAIN ANY DAMAGE. MAINTENANCE FOUND BOTH TANKS EMPTY, LESS THAN 1 GALLON OF FUEL IN EACH TANK. MAINTENANCE FILLED TANKS WITH FUEL, PERFORMED ENGINE RUN UP.