# Incident 20050515013379I: Piper PA28181, Vernon Hills, IL, May 15, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2005, 18:27 local time
- Place: Vernon Hills, IL
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2344° N, 87.9611° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vernon Hills, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2344&lon=-87.9611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43755, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43755) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 507 total, 140 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050515013379I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT N43755 DEPARTED DAYTON, OHIO ON AN AIR ANGEL FLIGHT TO PALWAUKEE AIRPORT, WHEELING, IL. ENROUTE OVER JOLIET, IL THE RIGHT TANK RAN OUT OF FUEL SO THE PILOT SWITCHED TO THE LEFT TANK WHICH HAD 15 GALLONS REMAINING. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD ONLY BEEN USING THE RIGHT TANK FOR 1 HOUR AND 27 MINUTES. THE PILOT COMMANDED TO PALWAUKEE AIRPORT, BUT RAN OUT OF FUEL DURING AN APPROACH IN TO PALWAUKEE AIRPORT. HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON A ROAD. NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT, PROPERTY, OR INJURIES.

## Other reports on N43755 (3)

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

- [Incident 19810521044059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810521044059I), May 21, 1981: Piper PA28181 (N43755), Ardmore, OK. Za aircraft ran out of fuel and pilot landed in a field. Pilot had planned on 10GPH when actual was 11.3. Plugs bad
- [Accident 19800816035849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800816035849A), Aug 16, 1980: Piper PA28181 (N43755), Abilene, TX, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel en route. Crash-landed in pasture. Miscalculated aircraft fuel burn rate.
- [Incident 19790307019019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790307019019I), Mar 7, 1979: Piper PA28181 (N43755), Englewood, CO, Minor damage. Pilot got out of aircraft after attempt to start failed. Moved prop by hand, aircraft started, struck others

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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