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FAA incident report · Cessna R172E · Orlando, FL · April 16, 1995

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Date
April 16, 1995 · 14:51 local
Place
Orlando, FL
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N7890N
Reported as
Cessna R172E
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total20 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N7890NRegistration cancelled May 9, 2013 · Cessna R172ES/N R172-0281 · Built 1967Airframe modelCessna R172EEngine modelContinental IO-360 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: pilot was returning from tyndall afb to patrick afb on a VFR cross-country. Pilot states he lost power and executed an in-flight power loss emergency procedure. The "procedure" calls for a fuel selector switch repositioning to the opposite tank. When he switched the selector to the left tank engine power was restored and he continued with the requested landing at mccoy international airport. Pilot landed on rwy 17 without incident and taxied over to ASI. 7 gal remained in the left tank. The pilot then purchased additional fuel for the right tank.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT WAS RETURNING FROM TYNDALL AFB TO PATRICK AFB ON A VFR CROSS-COUNTRY. PILOT STATES HE LOST POWER AND EXECUTED AN IN-FLIGHT POWER LOSS EMERGENCY PROCEDURE. THE "PROCEDURE" CALLS FOR A FUEL SELECTOR SWITCH REPOSITIONING TO THE OPPOSITE TANK. WHEN HE SWITCHED THE SELECTOR TO THE LEFT TANK ENGINE POWER WAS RESTORED AND HE CONTINUED WITH THE REQUESTED LANDING AT MCCOY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. PILOT LANDED ON RWY 17 WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TAXIED OVER TO ASI. 7 GAL REMAINED IN THE LEFT TANK. THE PILOT THEN PURCHASED ADDITIONAL FUEL FOR THE RIGHT TANK.