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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Kotzebue, AK · September 4, 2001

Date: September 4, 2001 · 12:45 local
Place: Kotzebue, AK
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2598P
Reported as: Piper PA18150
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,000 total6,500 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N2598PRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-4346 · Built 1955 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 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)Pilot stated he used fuel in left fuel tank, he selected right tank, which still had 10-15 gallons. After about one minute the engine started running rough and losing power. He switched back to the left tank and power was restored but started losing power again as that tank evidently ran dry. Selected right tank again but engine continued to run rough until it quit. A emergency landing was performed with minor damage to one landing gear and no injury.

As the FAA filed it

(23)PILOT STATED HE USED FUEL IN LEFT FUEL TANK, HE SELECTED RIGHT TANK, WHICH STILL HAD 10-15 GALLONS. AFTER ABOUT ONE MINUTE THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND LOSING POWER. HE SWITCHED BACK TO THE LEFT TANK AND POWER WAS RESTORED BUT STARTED LOSING POWER AGAIN AS THAT TANK EVIDENTLY RAN DRY. SELECTED RIGHT TANK AGAIN BUT ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN ROUGH UNTIL IT QUIT. A EMERGENCY LANDING WAS PERFORMED WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO ONE LANDING GEAR AND NO INJURY.

Other reports on N2598P · 2

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

Accident 19960426026479ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Kotzebue, AKSki equipped aircraft. Hard landing dragged both wings. Blamed wind gust. Ski broke other dug in snow. Remote sightApr 26, 1996 · Substantial damage Incident 19890806047759IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Anchorage, AKPiper hit a Cessna after being hand propped by pilot. Both aircraft had minor damage.Aug 6, 1989 · Minor damage