# Incident 20140527007529I: Piper PA-28R-180, Reinbeck, IA, May 27, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2014, 17:14 local time
- Place: Reinbeck, IA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3225° N, 92.5943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reinbeck, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3225&lon=-92.5943&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12354, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12354) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 340 total, 50 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140527007529I

## Narrative

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

A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WITH AN ATP PILOT CERTIFICATE WAS CONDUCTING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION ON AN AIRMAN WHO HELD A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE.  THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TRAINING TO PREPARE THE COMMERCIAL PILOT FOR A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR PRACTICAL TEST. THE PILOTS HAD BEEN FLYING FOR ABOUT 1 HOUR CONDUCTING MULTIPLE MANEUVERS.  AT AROUND 2700 FEET MSL THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING.  THE INSTRUCTOR ASSUMED THE CONTROLS AND CONDUCTED AN UNPOWERED LANDING IN A CULTIVATED AGRICULTURAL FIELD.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE.  EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT FUEL TANK CONTAINED AN ESTIMATED 12 GALLONS OF FUEL.  THE LEFT WING TANK AFTER DRAINING IT CONTAINED 2 TO 3 CUPS OF FUEL.  THE FUEL GAUGES INDICATED BETWEEN 10 AND 15 GALLONS ON THE RIGHT TANK.  THE LEFT TANK INDICATED EMPTY.  WITH THE FUEL SELECTOR SET TO THE RIGHT TANK THE ENGINE WAS STARTED IN A NORMAL MANNER AND RAN WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.   THE PILOTS REPORTED THAT THEY BEGAN THE FLIGHT ON THE LEFT FUEL TANK AND NEVER SWITCHED TANKS PRIOR TO THE ENGINE FAILING.  DURING THE UNPOWERED DECENT THE PILOTS REPORTED NEVER SWITCHING TANKS OR RUNNING ANY EMERGENCY CHECKLISTS.

## Other reports on N12354 (1)

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

- [Incident 20110302002569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110302002569I), Mar 2, 2011: Piper PA-28R-180 (N12354), Hampton, IA, Minor damage. Pilot made a request to ATC to change his destination to hamption, IA from waterloo, IA due to physiolgical needs. During the landing flare, the pilot realized…

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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