# Incident 19940318031159I: Cessna 172N, Indianapolis, IN, March 18, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1994, 10:30 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5158E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5158E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 870 total, 200 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940318031159I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: INCIDENT NO IGL119401 DURING A DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER DURING CLIMB. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ELECTED TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT INJURY TO THE CREW OR DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED A FOREIGN SUBSTANCE PARTIALLY CLOGGING THE CARBURETOR FUEL INLET SCREEN.

## Other reports on N5158E (3)

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

- [Incident 19911110056579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911110056579I), Nov 10, 1991: Cessna 172N (N5158E), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. Experienced smoke in cockpit after takeoff. Returned. Found fuel gauge shorted internally. Caused smoke.
- [Incident 19911008050619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911008050619I), Oct 8, 1991: Cessna 172N (N5158E), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control on rollout. Veered off runway. Destroyed a runway light.
- [Accident 19820613024019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820613024019A), Jun 13, 1982: Cessna 172N (N5158E), Marion, IA, Substantial damage. Pilot claims wind shift caused him to overshoot landing and run off end of runway.

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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