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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Denver, CO · May 31, 2003

Date
May 31, 2003 · 19:13 local
Place
Denver, CO
Airport
Centennial Airport
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
JCNA
Aircraft
N4087R
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
17,000 total3 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) While enroute from Denver Centennial (apa) to pueblo co (pub), approximately 7 miles south of apa, pilot contacted ATC to inform that his engine was failing and that he was landing in an open field. No damage was incurred by the aircraft. Pilot switched fuel tanks, restarted aircraft and departed from field after contacting ATC.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE ENROUTE FROM DENVER CENTENNIAL (APA) TO PUEBLO CO (PUB), APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES SOUTH OF APA, PILOT CONTACTED ATC TO INFORM THAT HIS ENGINE WAS FAILING AND THAT HE WAS LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD. NO DAMAGE WAS INCURRED BY THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS, RESTARTED AIRCRAFT AND DEPARTED FROM FIELD AFTER CONTACTING ATC.