Piper PA 28-181 User Manual

PIPER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION SECTION
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PA.2t.ltl, ARCHEn ll f,MEnCENCY PROCEDURES
If engine
failure was caused by fuel exhaustion,
poqer
will not bc
restor€d after s*iiching fuel tanks until the empry fuel lines are filled. This
may requfe up lo
ren
seconds.
Ifpower is not regained,
proceed
with the Power offLanding
procedure
(ref€r
to
the emerg€ncy ch€ck list and
Paragraph 3.13).
3.I3 POWER OFF LANDING
If
loss
of
power
occurs at
altitude,
trim the aircraft for best
glidingangle
76
KIAS {Air Cond. offi and look for a suitablefield. Ifmeasures iaken to
restore
power
are not effective, and if time
permits,
check
your
charts for
airports in the immediat€ vicinityi it
may be
possible
to land at onc if
you
have sufficient altitudc. If
possible,
notify the
FAA by radio of
your
difficuhy and intentions. lf another
pilot
or
passenger
is
aboard, let him
help.
When
you
have located a suitablefield,
establish a spiral
pattern
around
this field. Try to be at | 000 f€et abovc lhe field at the downwind
position,
to
make a normal landingapproach.
When the field can easily be reached,
slow
to 66 KIAS with flaps
down
forthe
shortest landing. Exc€ssaliitud€ maybe
lost by widening
your partern,
using flaps or slipping, or a combioation
of
Touchdown
should normally be made at th€ lowest
possible
airspeed.
When committed to a landing,
close the throttle conrrol and shut
OFF
the mastcr and iSnition switches. Flaps
may be used as desired. Turn
the fuel
selector valve to OFF and move the
mixture to idle cuFoff. The sear belts
and
shoulder harness
(if
installed) should
be tightened. Touchdown should
b€ normally
made at the lowest
possible
airspeed.
3.T5 FIRE IN
FLIG}IT
The
pr€sence
offire isnoted
throuSh smoke,
smell and h€at in th€
cabin.
It is ess€ntial that rh€ source of
the fir€ be
promptly
identifi€d rhrough
instrument
readings, characrer
of the smoke, or orher indicarions
since
the
action to be taken
differs somewhat in each
case,
Check for the sourc€
of the fir€ lirst-
REPORT: V&lr20
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ISSUED: JULY 2. 1979

Piper PA 28-181 Specifications

General

Manufacturer	Piper Aircraft
Engine	Lycoming O-360-A4M
Horsepower	180 hp
Wingspan	35 ft 6 in (10.82 m)
Height	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
Maximum Takeoff Weight	2, 550 lb (1, 157 kg)
Seating	4
Service Ceiling	14, 100 ft
Fuel Capacity	50 US gal (190 L)
Propeller	Fixed Pitch