# Accident 20040611011819A: Piper PA38112, Jerome, ID, June 11, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2004, 17:30 local time
- Place: Jerome, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6667° N, 114.4500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6667&lon=-114.4500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2579N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2579N-2013-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 167 total, 140 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040611011819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LANDED N2579N, A PA-38 IN A SOFT POTATO FIELD AS A RESULT OF FUEL EXHAUSTION. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE ATTEMPTED TO KEEP THE NOSE OFF OF THE GROUND AFTER LANDING AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. SINCE THE FIELD WAS VERY SOFT, THE NOSE GEAR STUCK INTO THE GROUND, AND THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY "NOSED-OVER". THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE, LEADING EDGE OF THE PORT WINGTIP AND ROOT, AND HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL STABILIZERS. PILOT ADMITS THAT HE FAILED TO REFUEL THE AIRCRAFT AFTER SUBSEQUENT LOCAL SCENIC FLIGHTS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA04LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA104), Jun 11, 2004: Piper PA-38-112 (N2579N), Jerome, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to refuel the airplane resulting in fuel exhaustion and the loss of power during descent for landing. Factors contributing to the accident were the soft terrain and the forced…

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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