# Accident 19960216001999A: Cessna 177A, Sidney, OH, February 16, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1996, 19:12 local time
- Place: Sidney, OH
- Airport: Sidney Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2798° N, 84.1602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2798&lon=-84.1602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30422, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30422-1997-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177A (registry code 2073706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177A
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 268 total, 268 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD96LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960216001999A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE.SEPARATED LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR IN ROUGH FIELD. HAD SAT IDLE PRIOR 5 MONTHS. FUEL CONTAMINATED (-23) THE PILOT STATES HE WAS REPOSITIONING THE AIRCRAFT FROM LIMA, OHIO TO SIDNEY, OHIO. ENROUTE THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND AFTER ATTEMPTING TO REMEDY THE SITUATION BY APPLYING CARB HEAT, SWITCHING TANKS, TURNING FUEL PUMPS ON, THE ENGINE QUIT. HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN A FARM FIELD. DURING THAT OFF AIRPORT LANDING THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NEITHER THE PILOT NOR HIS PASSENGER SUSTAINED ANY INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE RAN SMOOTHLY WHEN TESTED. A FOREIGN SUBSTANCE WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL SAMPLE TAKEN FROM THE SUMP DRAIN, HOWEVER NO CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND IN THE CARBURETOR BOWL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD96LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA043), Feb 17, 1996: Cessna 177A (N30422), Sidney, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel contamination, and the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in subsequent loss of engine power during cruise flight. A factor relating to the accident was: rough terrain in…

## Other reports on N30422 (1)

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

- [Accident 19950826025929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950826025929A), Aug 26, 1995: Cessna 177A (N30422), Sidney, OH, Substantial damage. Taxiing to runway, left wing hit a parked tractor.

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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