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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-180 · Guthrie, OK · July 6, 2001

Date: July 6, 2001 · 16:55 local
Place: Guthrie, OK
Airport: Guthrie Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7668J
Reported as: Piper PA28R180
Pilot’s flight hours: 250 total68 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N7668JRegistration cancelled Mar 26, 2004 · Piper PA-28R-180S/N 28R-31067 · Built 1969 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-180 Engine modelLycoming I0360 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) The pilot stated that he was on a flight from Guthrie airport, Guthrie, OK and intended to return to Guthrie airport. He said the engine lost power then stopped running. He made a forced landing in a field about 3 miles south east of Guthrie airport. The pilot stated the right fuel tank was selected, and that it was empty. He said that during his preflight inspection he relied on the fuel quantity indicator to determine there was enough fuel for the flight. There was no post landing fire. The aircraft landing gear and propeller was damaged during the landing. The pilot was the only person aboard and was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ON A FLIGHT FROM GUTHRIE AIRPORT, GUTHRIE, OK AND INTENDED TO RETURN TO GUTHRIE AIRPORT. HE SAID THE ENGINE LOST POWER THEN STOPPED RUNNING. HE MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD ABOUT 3 MILES SOUTH EAST OF GUTHRIE AIRPORT. THE PILOT STATED THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS SELECTED, AND THAT IT WAS EMPTY. HE SAID THAT DURING HIS PREFLIGHT INSPECTION HE RELIED ON THE FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR TO DETERMINE THERE WAS ENOUGH FUEL FOR THE FLIGHT. THERE WAS NO POST LANDING FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED DURING THE LANDING. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ABOARD AND WAS NOT INJURED.