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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Butler Twp., PA · June 11, 2012

Date: June 11, 2012 · 17:21 local
Place: Butler Twp., PA
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6680J
Reported as: Piper PA-28-140
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,600 total1,350 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N6680JRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-24368 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot departed burlington VT. On June 11, 2012 at 1430 on a VFR flight to hazleton airport (hzl) pa. Pilot departed with full tanks of fuel for the flight. During the flight the pilot switched tanks, to balance fuel, the pilot continued the flight on the right fuel tank. The pilot was approaching his destination and decided to land at the wilkes barre scranton international airport (avp) due to some weather at the hazleton airport. During his approach to avp the weather had improved at the hazleton airport and the pilot cancled his clearance to land and proceeded toward the hazleton airport. As he approached the hazleton airport the engine started to run rough the pilot stated he turned the electric fuel pump on and enriched the mixture. The engine quit running and the pilot made an off airport landing. The aircraft had only minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED BURLINGTON VT. ON JUNE 11, 2012 AT 1430 ON A VFR FLIGHT TO HAZLETON AIRPORT (HZL) PA. PILOT DEPARTED WITH FULL TANKS OF FUEL FOR THE FLIGHT. DURING THE FLIGHT THE PILOT SWITCHED TANKS, TO BALANCE FUEL, THE PILOT CONTINUED THE FLIGHT ON THE RIGHT FUEL TANK. THE PILOT WAS APPROACHING HIS DESTINATION AND DECIDED TO LAND AT THE WILKES BARRE SCRANTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (AVP) DUE TO SOME WEATHER AT THE HAZLETON AIRPORT. DURING HIS APPROACH TO AVP THE WEATHER HAD IMPROVED AT THE HAZLETON AIRPORT AND THE PILOT CANCLED HIS CLEARANCE TO LAND AND PROCEEDED TOWARD THE HAZLETON AIRPORT. AS HE APPROACHED THE HAZLETON AIRPORT THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH THE PILOT STATED HE TURNED THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP ON AND ENRICHED THE MIXTURE. THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING AND THE PILOT MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT HAD ONLY MINOR DAMAGE.

Other reports on N6680J · 1

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