# Incident 19951019038509I: Cessna 172P, Gainsville, FL, October 19, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1995, 12:45 local time
- Place: Gainsville, FL
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FOGA
- Location: 29.6516° N, 82.3248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gainesville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6516&lon=-82.3248&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1385U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1385U-2016-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 450 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951019038509I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM RUNWAY 06, AT GAINESVILLE, FL THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TO THE WEST. ABOUT 8 MILES WEST OF GNV AT 1500 FEET MSL. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE SUDDENLY SLOWED TO 1700 RPM. POWER COULD NOT BE RECOVERED AND LEVEL FLIGHT COULD NOT BE SUSTAINED SO THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED IN A FIELD NO DAMAGE NOR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE AIRBOX VALUE ASSEMBLY SEAL HAD SEPARATED FROM THE VALVE ASSEMBLY, PARTIALLY OBSTRUCTING THE CARBURETOR INTAKE. LEADING TO AN EXCESSIVELY RICH MIXTURE AND A DECAY IN POWER TO 1700 RPM.

## Other reports on N1385U (4)

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

- [Accident 20011120037269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011120037269A), Nov 20, 2001: Cessna 172M (N1385U), Crystal River, FL, Substantial damage. (.4) On November 20, 2001, about 1500 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172M, N1385U, registered to, and operated by Crystal aero group, as a title 14 CFR part…
- [Accident 19970405005219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970405005219A), Apr 5, 1997: Cessna 172M (N1385U), Tampa, FL, Substantial damage. Made hard landing. (.4)while inbound to land, the pilot was advised that the wind was from 150 degrees at 19 gusting 24 knots. He continued and was cleared to…
- [Accident 19941123041919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941123041919A), Nov 23, 1994: Cessna 172M (N1385U), Crystal River, FL, Substantial damage. During taxi failed to maintain vigilance. Right wing struck a parked truck.
- [Incident 19820826047099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820826047099I), Aug 26, 1982: Cessna 172M (N1385U), Aberdeen, MS. Ran out of fuel en route. Landed safely in a field. Misjudged fuel range.

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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