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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Mena, AR · February 7, 2004

Date: February 7, 2004 · 11:45 local
Place: Mena, AR
Airport: Intermountain Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N15448
Reported as: Piper PA28140
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 88 total88 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N15448Registration cancelled Sep 4, 2009 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-7325069 · Built 1972 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) N15448, PA-28, enroute from hammond, la to Mena, AR lost engine during fuel tank change-over and made an emergency landing on hwy 84 approx. 30 miles south of Mena ar at 1145 CST February 7, 2004. Car appeared on hwy during roll out during landing. Pilot chose to run aircraft into ditch rather than risk hitting car. Minor damage to the propeller and front landing gear with no injury to pilot.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N15448, PA-28, ENROUTE FROM HAMMOND, LA TO MENA, AR LOST ENGINE DURING FUEL TANK CHANGE-OVER AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON HWY 84 APPROX. 30 MILES SOUTH OF MENA AR AT 1145 CST FEBRUARY 7, 2004. CAR APPEARED ON HWY DURING ROLL OUT DURING LANDING. PILOT CHOSE TO RUN AIRCRAFT INTO DITCH RATHER THAN RISK HITTING CAR. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND FRONT LANDING GEAR WITH NO INJURY TO PILOT.