# Incident 20090528011979I: Aviat A1B, Colorado Sprin, CO, May 28, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2009
- Place: Colorado Sprin, CO
- Airport: City Of Colorado Springs Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8058° N, 104.7008° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS MUNI (COS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8058&lon=-104.7008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N108AM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N108AM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1B (registry code 2210406, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT A1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,360 total, 71 in this make and model, 107 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090528011979I

## Narrative

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

(-23)  THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING IN THE AREA OF COLORADO SPRINGS,CO CONDUCTING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT.  AFTER A 45 MINUTE FLIGHT COLORADO SPRINGS TOWER WAS CALLED FOR A RETURN LANDING.  AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING THE ENGINE FALTERED AND SURGED.  THE PILOT THOUGHT HE MIGHT HAVE A FUEL PROBLEM.  THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT PRECAUTIONARY LANDING RATHER THAT FLY OVER A POPULATED AREA.  THE LANDING OCCURRED WITHOUT INCIDENT.  AFTER LANDING THE FUEL GAGES WERE CHECKED AND INDICATED FUEL IN BOTH TANKS, 1/4 IN THE LEFT, 1/8 IN THE RIGHT.  THE PILOT ADDED GAS AS A PRECAUTIONARY MATTER AND THE PILOT DID A RUN UP.  HE WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.  HE TOOK OFF FROM THE FIELD AND LANDED AT COLORADO SPRINGS, CO.

## Other reports on N108AM (1)

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

- [Accident 20230521009389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230521009389A), May 21, 2023: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B (N108AM), Mobile, AZ, Substantial damage. Airman (and passenger) was conduction recreational flight with a friend who was flying his own airplane. After flying aroung the area south of phoenix, both…

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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