19961226044359I

Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Dothan, AL · December 26, 1996

Date
December 26, 1996 · 16:15 local
Place
Dothan, AL
Airport
Dothan
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N9589H
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total480 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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: Cessna 172, N9589H, owned and operated by forentius wansink, departed sandy creek airport, FL, destined for danville, KY. Pilot made decision to return to sandy creek, 30 miles north of eufaula, AL due to weather. Weather at that time was 2000' to 3000' overcast, temperature was 50 degree s f. pilot reported engine running rough about 10 to 15 miles north of Dothan, AL. He pulled carburetor heat on but engine quit running. Pilot sated that he made three attempts to restart, but each time the engine only turned over once each attempt. He was forced to land on technology drive, Dothan, AL. Mechanic privacy data omitted of panama city, FL recovered the aircraft. He stated he ran the engine extensively with no problems noted.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: CESSNA 172, N9589H, OWNED AND OPERATED BY FORENTIUS WANSINK, DEPARTED SANDY CREEK AIRPORT, FL, DESTINED FOR DANVILLE, KY. PILOT MADE DECISION TO RETURN TO SANDY CREEK, 30 MILES NORTH OF EUFAULA, AL DUE TO WEATHER. WEATHER AT THAT TIME WAS 2000' TO 3000' OVERCAST, TEMPERATURE WAS 50 DEGREE S F. PILOT REPORTED ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH ABOUT 10 TO 15 MILES NORTH OF DOTHAN, AL. HE PULLED CARBURETOR HEAT ON BUT ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. PILOT SATED THAT HE MADE THREE ATTEMPTS TO RESTART, BUT EACH TIME THE ENGINE ONLY TURNED OVER ONCE EACH ATTEMPT. HE WAS FORCED TO LAND ON TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, DOTHAN, AL. MECHANIC ^PRIVACY DATA O^ OF PANAMA CITY, FL RECOVERED THE AIRCRAFT. HE STATED HE RAN THE ENGINE EXTENSIVELY WITH NO PROBLEMS NOTED.