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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172P · Gorman, CA · September 12, 1997

Date: September 12, 1997 · 23:50 local
Place: Gorman, CA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N51455
Reported as: Cessna 172P
Reported engine: Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: 09-12-97, N51455 made an emergency landing south of Gorman, CA on the south bound lanes of I5. No damage was sustained during landing however after aircraft had stopped it was hit by a southbound tractor trailer. The outboard portion of the l/h wing was damaged. After the collision , N51455 was restarted and taxied (with police escort), off freeway. 09-13-97, N51455 was towed by mountain tow to a holding yard. 09-15-97, inspector belknap and mccracken from vny FSDO inspected N51455. Found l/h fuel tank dry and r/h tank holding approx. 1" of fuel. L/h wing tip was gone and 1 foot of outboard wing damaged. Mr. Stuart niemi stated that carb ice caused engine failure. He further stated that the engine ran normally once he was on the ground. Unable to determine cause of engine failure. Aircraft was disassembled and trucked to chino, CA for repair and engine diagnosis. This investigation is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: 09-12-97, N51455 MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING SOUTH OF GORMAN, CA ON THE SOUTH BOUND LANES OF I5. NO DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED DURING LANDING HOWEVER AFTER AIRCRAFT HAD STOPPED IT WAS HIT BY A SOUTHBOUND TRACTOR TRAILER. THE OUTBOARD PORTION OF THE L/H WING WAS DAMAGED. AFTER THE COLLISION , N51455 WAS RESTARTED AND TAXIED (WITH POLICE ESCORT), OFF FREEWAY. 09-13-97, N51455 WAS TOWED BY MOUNTAIN TOW TO A HOLDING YARD. 09-15-97, INSPECTOR BELKNAP AND MCCRACKEN FROM VNY FSDO INSPECTED N51455. FOUND L/H FUEL TANK DRY AND R/H TANK HOLDING APPROX. 1" OF FUEL. L/H WING TIP WAS GONE AND 1 FOOT OF OUTBOARD WING DAMAGED. MR. STUART NIEMI STATED THAT CARB ICE CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE ENGINE RAN NORMALLY ONCE HE WAS ON THE GROUND. UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE. AIRCRAFT WAS DISASSEMBLED AND TRUCKED TO CHINO, CA FOR REPAIR AND ENGINE DIAGNOSIS. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.