# Incident 20080513851009I: Piper PA28181, Brandon Townsh, MI, May 13, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2008, 17:11 local time
- Place: Brandon Townsh, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8086G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8086G) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 263 total, 15 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080513851009I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCE ENGINE TROUBLES APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTING OWASSO AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A GRASSY AREA BEHIND THE SASHABAW MEADOWS MOBILE HOME PARK.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AFTER IMPACTING A LARGE AREA OF SHRUBERY.  THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE, LEFT WING TIP AND A SMALL WRINKLE IN THE BOTTOM WING SKIN JUST AFT OF THE LEFT STRUT.  INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT IDENTIFIED THAT THE RIGHT WING TANK HAD FUEL OVER THE TAB AND THE LEFT WING TANK WAS EMPTY.  A WITNESS THAT SAW THE AIRCRAFT LAND STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT OPERATING DURING LANDING AND THAT THE PILOT HAD STATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD QUIT.  DURING THE O5/15/08 INTERVIEW, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DOES NOT REMEMBER LOOKING AT FUEL GAUGES AND THAT HE RAN THE AIRCRAFT OUT OF GAS IN THE LEFT WING FUEL TANK AND DID NOT SWITCH TO THE RIGHT WING FUEL TANK.

## Other reports on N8086G (1)

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

- [Incident 20240307002579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240307002579I), Mar 7, 2024: Piper PA-28-181 (N8086G), Mason, MI, Minor damage. During taxi out for introductory flight, aircraft departed end of taxi way and propeller stuck taxiway light. Aircraft was taxied back to hangar without issue…

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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