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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172H · Hammond, LA · November 27, 1996

Date: November 27, 1996 · 13:32 local
Place: Hammond, LA
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2440L
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW97LA050
Reported as: Cessna 172H
Fatal injuries: 0

N2440LRegistered now · Cessna 172HS/N 17255640 · Built 1966 Airframe modelCessna 172H Engine 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.

Aircraft had engine problems, landed in a field and struck a building on roll out. (-23) the airplane was approaching the Hammond airport when it experienced a loss of engine power. The pilot landed the airplane in a field. During the landing roll the airplane's left wing struck a concrete pump house and a wire cage, substantially damaging the airplane. The FAA inspector on the scene reported that the fuel selector was found in the "both" position and the fuel tanks in both the right and left wings were empty. The fuel tanks were not compromised in the accident sequence.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS, LANDED IN A FIELD AND STRUCK A BUILDING ON ROLL OUT. (-23) THE AIRPLANE WAS APPROACHING THE HAMMOND AIRPORT WHEN IT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRPLANE IN A FIELD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WING STRUCK A CONCRETE PUMP HOUSE AND A WIRE CAGE, SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE AIRPLANE. THE FAA INSPECTOR ON THE SCENE REPORTED THAT THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND IN THE "BOTH" POSITION AND THE FUEL TANKS IN BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT WINGS WERE EMPTY. THE FUEL TANKS WERE NOT COMPROMISED IN THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW97LA050Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHammond, LAthe pilot's inadequate preflight, resulting in the total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Nov 27, 1996 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2440L · 1

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

Accident 20000513006829AMesquite, TX(-23) Explaination of block 35. Aircraft was flown from the accidnet location of khqz to ktki prior to FAA notification. FAA "on scene" was limited to examination of the aircraft at ktki, after the aicrcraft was moved and not where the accidnet occured. On…May 13, 2000 · No damage