# Incident 20180911024989I: Piper PA-28R-200, San Marcos, TX, September 11, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2018, 22:00 local time
- Place: San Marcos, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8833° N, 97.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Marcos, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8833&lon=-97.9414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1473T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1473T-2021-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180911024989I

## Narrative

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

N1473T,P28R,IFR,DEPARTED SGR ENROUTE TO PEZ FOR A PRACTICE APP & THEN RETURN TO SGR,SAT APPROACH CONTROL CLEARED N1473T FOR THE APPROACH AT PEZ & THEN OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDING BELOW 4,000 FEET, WHEN CONTROLLER INQUIRED ABOUT ALTIUDE, THE PILOT ADVISED MAY-DAY W/ENGINE PROBLEMS. CONTROLLER POINTED OUT ARPTS IN THE VICINTY & ASKED FOR CELL PHONE. THE PILOT HAD TO PUT THE ACFT DOWN IN A FIELD IN WILSON COUNTY , TEXAS.

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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