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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Palmdale, CA · January 11, 1992

Date
January 11, 1992 · 15:35 local
Place
Palmdale, CA
Airport
Palmdale Prodn Flt Test Instl
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N5166K
Reported as
Cessna 172N
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
95 total70 in this make and model18 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.

Student pilot had fuel selector on both tanks. Using fuel from right tank only. Had radio problems. Not endorsed.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT HAD FUEL SELECTOR ON BOTH TANKS. USING FUEL FROM RIGHT TANK ONLY. HAD RADIO PROBLEMS. NOT ENDORSED.