# Incident 19970914032469I: Cessna 180, Wikles Barre, PA, September 14, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1997, 10:20 local time
- Place: Wikles Barre, PA
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N7772B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7772B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,450 total, 600 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970914032469I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: MS. LUNKEN DEPARTED NASHUA, NH ENROUTE TO ALTOONA, PA. IN THE VICINITY OF WILKES-BARRE, PA SHE OBSERVED THE FUEL GAUGES WERE READING ABNORMALLY HIGH. SHE REQUESTED RADAR VECTORS FOR AN APPROACH TO LAND AT AVP. ON DESCENT THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. DESCENDING THROUGH 3000 FEET TO VMC, SHE OPTED TO LAND ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY. THE SUBSEQUENT LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED THE LEFT FUEL CAP WAS OFF, NO FUEL IN THE LEFT TANK, AND 5 TO 6 GALLONS IN THE RIGHT TANK DUE TO SIPHONING. FUEL WAS OBTAINED FROM AVP, THE ENGINE WAS GROUND RUN, SHUTDOWN AND INSPECTED WITH NO DISCREPANCIES. SUBSEQUENTLY THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO AVP, REFUELED AND FLOWN WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. FUEL RECEIPTS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT SUBSTANTIATE THE FACT THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOPPED OFF PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT. ADDITIONALLY, POST INCIDENT FUEL PURCHASE CONFIRMED THE FUEL TANKS HAD LOST ALL USEABLE FUEL IN FLIGHT. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N7772B (1)

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

- [Accident 20230321014429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230321014429A), Mar 21, 2023: Cessna 180 (N7772B), Cincinnati, OH, Substantial damage. After landing, C180 taxied to the FBO ramp. While on the ramp, the C180'S left wing struck the left propeller of a parked P36B resulting in damage to both…

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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