# Incident 20110510016519I: Piper PA-38-112, Winterhaven, CA, May 10, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 2011, 20:00 local time
- Place: Winterhaven, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7372° N, 114.6378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winterhaven, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7372&lon=-114.6378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2328A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38-112
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 250 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110510016519I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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