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FAA incident report · Cessna 172H · Montpelier, VT · January 17, 1996

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Date
January 17, 1996 · 14:00 local
Place
Montpelier, VT
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2754L
Reported as
Cessna 172H
Reported engine
Continental O300D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total600 in this make and model
N2754LRegistered now · Cessna 172HS/N 17255954 · Built 1967Airframe modelCessna 172HEngine modelContinental 0-300 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: the pilot and co-owner, leon c. tucker departed the mpv airport at 14:00 on Wednesday 01/17/96 for a local VFR flight to the mpv VOR and return. The aircraft had been tied down without any activity since October 95. Approximately 5 mins. Into the flight as he was swinging around the VOR at 2,900 ft., he applied carb. Heat. The engine then quit. He then elected to set the aircraft down at carriers field (Private Airport) which was unplowed (approx. 1500 ft strip). The aircraft's NLG collapsed aft damaging firewall and prop. No injuries or fire resulted. The aircraft was looked at by I.a. mechanic john roberti (VT. Flying svc.) privacy data omitted Who found that two mice had been sucked into the carb. Venturi from carb. Heat box and blocked off air flow causing engine to stop. Mr. Roberti has agreed to send us a statement concerning his findings as well as photographs. He will also submit m or d. note: NTSB (b. hancock) contacted and extent of damage discussed with mutual agreement to consider this occurrence as an incident.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT AND CO-OWNER, LEON C. TUCKER DEPARTED THE MPV AIRPORT AT 14:00 ON WEDNESDAY 01/17/96 FOR A LOCAL VFR FLIGHT TO THE MPV VOR AND RETURN. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN TIED DOWN WITHOUT ANY ACTIVITY SINCE OCTOBER 95. APPROXIMATELY 5 MINS. INTO THE FLIGHT AS HE WAS SWINGING AROUND THE VOR AT 2,900 FT., HE APPLIED CARB. HEAT. THE ENGINE THEN QUIT. HE THEN ELECTED TO SET THE AIRCRAFT DOWN AT CARRIERS FIELD (PRIVATE AIRPORT) WHICH WAS UNPLOWED (APPROX. 1500 FT STRIP). THE AIRCRAFT'S NLG COLLAPSED AFT DAMAGING FIREWALL AND PROP. NO INJURIES OR FIRE RESULTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOOKED AT BY I.A. MECHANIC JOHN ROBERTI (VT. FLYING SVC.) ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ WHO FOUND THAT TWO MICE HAD BEEN SUCKED INTO THE CARB. VENTURI FROM CARB. HEAT BOX AND BLOCKED OFF AIR FLOW CAUSING ENGINE TO STOP. MR. ROBERTI HAS AGREED TO SEND US A STATEMENT CONCERNING HIS FINDINGS AS WELL AS PHOTOGRAPHS. HE WILL ALSO SUBMIT M OR D. NOTE: NTSB (B. HANCOCK) CONTACTED AND EXTENT OF DAMAGE DISCUSSED WITH MUTUAL AGREEMENT TO CONSIDER THIS OCCURRENCE AS AN INCIDENT.