19951014039649I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172G · Coral Springs, FL · October 14, 1995

Date: October 14, 1995 · 14:30 local
Place: Coral Springs, FL
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4428L
Reported as: Cessna 172G
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 140 total18 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N4428LRegistration cancelled Aug 28, 1998 · Cessna 172GS/N 17254517 Airframe modelCessna 172G

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 had departed previously from fxe where the aircraft was supposed to have been topped with fuel. Accordingly to insurance company, the pilot did not buy fuel at clw. The approximate flight time for the round trip is 3.6 hours which would be near the fuel exhaustion limits of the airplane. The pilot received minor injuries and damage to the aircraft was to the cowl area. The pilot indicated that the engine quit in flight. And attempted a landing in the soft grass of the everglades. The aircraft flipped over in the soft grass. No violation of federal aviation regulations can be substantiated. This incident and report is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT HAD DEPARTED PREVIOUSLY FROM FXE WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN TOPPED WITH FUEL. ACCORDINGLY TO INSURANCE COMPANY, THE PILOT DID NOT BUY FUEL AT CLW. THE APPROXIMATE FLIGHT TIME FOR THE ROUND TRIP IS 3.6 HOURS WHICH WOULD BE NEAR THE FUEL EXHAUSTION LIMITS OF THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS TO THE COWL AREA. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE QUIT IN FLIGHT. AND ATTEMPTED A LANDING IN THE SOFT GRASS OF THE EVERGLADES. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER IN THE SOFT GRASS. NO VIOLATION OF FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS CAN BE SUBSTANTIATED. THIS INCIDENT AND REPORT IS CLOSED.