# Incident 20241031016839I: Piper PA-28-161, State College, PA, October 31, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 2024, 13:36 local time
- Place: State College, PA
- Airport: University Park
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7910° N, 77.8568° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of State College, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7910&lon=-77.8568&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8115P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8115P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241031016839I

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A PIPER PA28-161, DEPARTED KUNV (UNIVERSITY PARK) ON A TRAINING FLIGHT.  THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ON BOARD WAS PILOT IN COMMAND.  AFTER PERFORMING 30 MINUTES OF AIRWORK SOUTHWEST OF THE AIRFIELD THEY RETURNED TO KUNV AND ENTERED THE PATTERN TO PERFORM A SOFT FIELD TOUCH AND GO LANDING. ON CLIMB OUT, AT APPROXIMATELY 500' AGL, THE ENGINE FAILED AS A RESULT OF FUEL STARVATION.  THE CFI PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY OFF FIELD LANDING APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE NORTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT.  THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR INJURIES TO THE INSTRUCTOR OR STUDENT PILOT. ON SCENE INVESTIGATION SHOWED THE RIGHT FUEL TANK HAD 0 GALLONS OF FUEL AND THE LEFT TANK HAD APPROXIMATELY 7 GALLONS OF FUEL.  THE FLIGHT UP TO THE POINT OF ENGINE FAILURE WAS CONDUCTED WITH THE FUEL SELECTOR ON THE RIGHT TANK.

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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