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FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Plano, TX · March 3, 1996

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Date
March 3, 1996 · 19:13 local
Place
Plano, TX
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N739NH
Reported as
Cessna 172N
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total500 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days
N739NHRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17270670Airframe modelCessna 172NEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Narrative: on March 3, 1996, at 1913 CST, Cessna 172N, registration number N739NH, owned by aerochapulin, grapevine, Texas and operated by dennis w. black, made a forced landing on willow bend soccer field in Plano, Texas as a result of fuel exhaustion. The flight originated from columbia, Missouri at approximately 1400 CST, enroute non-stop to addison, Texas. With full fuel 40 gallons under visual flight rules at a cruise altitude of 4,500 feet MSL. At 1913 CST, altitude 2500 feet MSL inbound to ADS, the pilot reported to ADS tower that he had run out of fuel and the propeller had stopped. Pilot landed in a field and during rollout the aircraft hit a soccer goal causing minor damage to the aircraft and destroying the goal. There were no injuries to the pilot or three passengers onboard. Examination of the fuel tanks at the scene revealed no fuel remaining. Pilot stated that there appeared to be a problem with the left fuel gauge before this flight and the previous flight. Last annual inspection was on 8-1-1995. ELT due 8-1996. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 3, 1996, AT 1913 CST, CESSNA 172N, REGISTRATION NUMBER N739NH, OWNED BY AEROCHAPULIN, GRAPEVINE, TEXAS AND OPERATED BY DENNIS W. BLACK, MADE A FORCED LANDING ON WILLOW BEND SOCCER FIELD IN PLANO, TEXAS AS A RESULT OF FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM COLUMBIA, MISSOURI AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 CST, ENROUTE NON-STOP TO ADDISON, TEXAS. WITH FULL FUEL 40 GALLONS UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES AT A CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 4,500 FEET MSL. AT 1913 CST, ALTITUDE 2500 FEET MSL INBOUND TO ADS, THE PILOT REPORTED TO ADS TOWER THAT HE HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL AND THE PROPELLER HAD STOPPED. PILOT LANDED IN A FIELD AND DURING ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT HIT A SOCCER GOAL CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND DESTROYING THE GOAL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR THREE PASSENGERS ONBOARD. EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL TANKS AT THE SCENE REVEALED NO FUEL REMAINING. PILOT STATED THAT THERE APPEARED TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE LEFT FUEL GAUGE BEFORE THIS FLIGHT AND THE PREVIOUS FLIGHT. LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS ON 8-1-1995. ELT DUE 8-1996. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.