19950130002449I

Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Del Rio, TX · January 30, 1995

Date: January 30, 1995 · 15:30 local
Place: Del Rio, TX
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N4818D
Reported as: Cessna 172N
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 600 total250 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N4818DRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17272367 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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.

Narrative: pilot reported that while cruising at 4500 MSL, the engine quit and he glided the aircraft on to the highway. Landed and parked the aircraft on the side of the highway. A mechanic inspected the aircraft and found a broken mixture control cable. The control cable was repaired and the pilot flew the aircraft to Del Rio international airport. No fire, no NMAC, a m or d report being submitted. This office considers this incident closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE CRUISING AT 4500 MSL, THE ENGINE QUIT AND HE GLIDED THE AIRCRAFT ON TO THE HIGHWAY. LANDED AND PARKED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND A BROKEN MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE. THE CONTROL CABLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE PILOT FLEW THE AIRCRAFT TO DEL RIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. NO FIRE, NO NMAC, A M OR D REPORT BEING SUBMITTED. THIS OFFICE CONSIDERS THIS INCIDENT CLOSED.

Other reports on N4818D · 2

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

Accident 19831201061299AIdling Engines · Helena, MTPilot started engine for warm up while passenger was outside using a broom to clear snow. Prop hit passengers arm.Dec 1, 1983 · Minor damage Incident 19830731051349ILevel Off Touchdown · Livingston, MTEncountered bad weather en route. Elected to land. Overshot first approach. Forgot landing light. Made hard landingJul 31, 1983 · Minor damage