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FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Cumberland, MD · February 4, 1994

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Date
February 4, 1994 · 10:10 local
Place
Cumberland, MD
Airport
Cumberland Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N739KK
Reported as
Cessna 172N
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,160 total1,200 in this make and model275 in the last 90 days
N739KKRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17270602 · Built 1978Airframe modelCessna 172NEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: the IFR flight encountered unforcast snow showers while enroute at 9000 ft MSL. The engine began to lose power which was regained with the application of carburetor heat. The engine RPM decreased again and the pilot elected to make a precautionary landing. With limited engine power and decreasing visibility, the pilot landed on the grass alongside the active runway. The aircraft hit a snow bank and sustained damage to the wing, nose wheel, and propeller. No further action.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE IFR FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED UNFORCAST SNOW SHOWERS WHILE ENROUTE AT 9000 FT MSL. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER WHICH WAS REGAINED WITH THE APPLICATION OF CARBURETOR HEAT. THE ENGINE RPM DECREASED AGAIN AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. WITH LIMITED ENGINE POWER AND DECREASING VISIBILITY, THE PILOT LANDED ON THE GRASS ALONGSIDE THE ACTIVE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A SNOW BANK AND SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE WING, NOSE WHEEL, AND PROPELLER. NO FURTHER ACTION.

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