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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Winterhaven, CA · May 10, 2011

Date: May 10, 2011 · 20:00 local
Place: Winterhaven, CA
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N2328A
Reported as: Piper PA-38-112
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,500 total250 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot lost engine power due to fuel exhaustion and landed safely on ogilby road, Winterhaven, CA (6 miles north of interstate 8). No injuries or damage sustained. Pilot was in contact with yuma tower during engine failure. The tower notified local authorities and was met by law enforcement personnel after landing. They helped him push the aircraft off of the road. The next morning, the pilot took fuel to the aircraft which restarted immediately. The pilot took off from level ground adjacent to the paved highway and continued to yuma. This incident is being closed with pilot counseling.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LOST ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION AND LANDED SAFELY ON OGILBY ROAD, WINTERHAVEN, CA (6 MILES NORTH OF INTERSTATE 8). NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE SUSTAINED. PILOT WAS IN CONTACT WITH YUMA TOWER DURING ENGINE FAILURE. THE TOWER NOTIFIED LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND WAS MET BY LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL AFTER LANDING. THEY HELPED HIM PUSH THE AIRCRAFT OFF OF THE ROAD. THE NEXT MORNING, THE PILOT TOOK FUEL TO THE AIRCRAFT WHICH RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. THE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM LEVEL GROUND ADJACENT TO THE PAVED HIGHWAY AND CONTINUED TO YUMA.THIS INCIDENT IS BEING CLOSED WITH PILOT COUNSELING.