# Incident 20190128009629I: Piper PA-28-180, Rock Springs, WY, January 28, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 2019, 17:30 local time
- Place: Rock Springs, WY
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5947° N, 109.2209° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rock Springs, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5947&lon=-109.2209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43449, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43449) (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 SER
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 103 total, 31 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190128009629I

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 28, 2019 N43449 WAS OPERATED  FROM OGALLALA, NE (OGE) WITH THE INTENT OF LANDING AT ROCK SPRINGS, WY (RKS).

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DEPARTED OGALALA NE AT ABOUT 1345 WITH HIS WIFE AND A CHILD OCCUPYING THE RIGHT SEAT AND TWO CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEATS. APPROACHING RKS HE REALIZED HE WAS LOW ON FUEL, SWITCHED TANKS AND IN A SHORT TIME THE ENGINE STOPPED OPERATING DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. HE PERFORMED AN OFF FIELD LANDING 3 MILES DUE EAST OF RKS.

ON FEBRUARY 1, 2019 THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE BY AN AIRFRAME AND POWERPLANT TECHNICIAN WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE NTSB AND FAA RELEASED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE OWNER.

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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