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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Elizabeth City, NC · August 10, 2023

Date
August 10, 2023 · 10:15 local
Place
Elizabeth City, NC
Airport
Elizabeth City Cg Air Station/
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N38842
Reported as
Piper PA-28-181
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
1,164 total658 in this make and model189 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On 08/10/23 the pilot was on a flight from kfrg to kecg for a fuel stop on the way to Florida. While getting vectors for the approach in to kecg airport the engine was starved of fuel causing the pilot to conduct an off-field landing. The pilot landed the aircraft in a corn and soybean field causing minor damage to the aircraft. The PIC and passenger on board obtained minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON 08/10/23 THE PILOT WAS ON A FLIGHT FROM KFRG TO KECG FOR A FUEL STOP ON THE WAY TO FLORIDA. WHILE GETTING VECTORS FOR THE APPROACH IN TO KECG AIRPORT THE ENGINE WAS STARVED OF FUEL CAUSING THE PILOT TO CONDUCT AN OFF-FIELD LANDING. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A CORN AND SOYBEAN FIELD CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PIC AND PASSENGER ON BOARD OBTAINED MINOR INJURIES.