# Incident 19811124085649I: Cessna 177, Caprock, NM, November 24, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1981, 16:45 local time
- Place: Caprock, NM
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3921° N, 103.7125° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Caprock, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3921&lon=-103.7125&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29402, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29402-1998-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 20 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811124085649I

## Narrative

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

ZA PILOT FORCED TO LAND WHEN ENGINE STOPPED. FOUND EMPTY FUEL TANKS FROM LEAKING LINE AT CARBURETOR. REPLACED LINE.

## Other reports on N29402 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19820529020939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820529020939A), May 29, 1982: Cessna 177 (N29402), Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Sheared nose gear on a hump in the runway overrun, while making a night landing. Pilot misjudgment.

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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