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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 177B · Tarpon Springs, FL · February 8, 1996

Date: February 8, 1996 · 20:43 local
Place: Tarpon Springs, FL
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N177A
Reported as: Cessna 177B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,500 total350 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

N177ARegistered now · Cessna 177BS/N 17702284 · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna 177B Engine modelLycoming 0-360-A1DReciprocating

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: the pilot stated that he was on a return trip from atlanta, GA. With a stop in live oak, FL. The pilot stated he added 10 gal of fuel in live oak, FL. He estimated that he departed with 20 gal of fuel on board. 25 miles north west of pie (destination), the engine began to sputter, the pilot switched tanks a couple of times and the engine would not restart. The pilot was out over the gulf of Mexico and had to ditch in the water. The aircraft landed in about a foot of water. The aircraft remained up right. This report is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ON A RETURN TRIP FROM ATLANTA, GA. WITH A STOP IN LIVE OAK, FL. THE PILOT STATED HE ADDED 10 GAL OF FUEL IN LIVE OAK, FL. HE ESTIMATED THAT HE DEPARTED WITH 20 GAL OF FUEL ON BOARD. 25 MILES NORTH WEST OF PIE (DESTINATION), THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER, THE PILOT SWITCHED TANKS A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE PILOT WAS OUT OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO AND HAD TO DITCH IN THE WATER. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN ABOUT A FOOT OF WATER. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED UP RIGHT. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.