# Incident 20120218002319I: Piper PA-28-180, Carver County, MN, February 18, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 2012, 15:40 local time
- Place: Carver County, MN
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8207° N, 93.8026° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carver County, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8207&lon=-93.8026&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5112L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5112L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (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 PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 48 total, 48 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120218002319I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT N5112L, A PA 28 CHEROKEE 180, WHILE EN ROUTE TO FCM FORM MML DURING A CROSS COUNTRY SOLO, STUDENT PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD BECAUSE  #1 COMM. FAILED AND FUEL GAUGES WERE GOING DOWN TO EMPTY DUE TO POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH OUT INCIDENT NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT NO INJURES TO THE STUDENT PILOT.

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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