# Incident 20040207010609I: Piper PA28140, Mena, AR, February 7, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 2004, 11:45 local time
- Place: Mena, AR
- Airport: Intermountain Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5826° N, 94.2365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mena, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5826&lon=-94.2365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15448, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15448-2009-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 88 total, 88 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040207010609I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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