# Incident 19970920032459I: Cessna 175A, Moultrie, GA, September 20, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1997, 12:00 local time
- Place: Moultrie, GA
- Airport: Moultrie Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0856° N, 83.8028° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MOULTRIE MUNI (MGR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0856&lon=-83.8028&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6842E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6842E-2013-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175A (registry code 2072504, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175A
- Reported engine: CONT GO300A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,725 total, 500 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970920032459I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER WHILE ON DOWNWIND FOR RWY 22 AT MOULTRIE AIRPORT. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A TOMATO FARM FIELD BECAUSE SHE BELIEVED THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE THE AIRPORT. EMERGENCY LANDING WAS SUCCESSFUL WITH NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AT THE END OF LANDING ROLL CAUSING AN ENGINE FIRE WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. LANDING GEAR AND ENGINE FIRE DAMAGE CLASSIFIED AS MINOR. OWNER, MS. DOZIER, WILL FORWARD MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT TO THE FSDO WHEN REPORTS ARE COMPLETED.

## Other reports on N6842E (1)

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

- [Incident 19820124001671I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820124001671I), Jan 24, 1982: Cessna 175A (N6842E), Albany, GA, Minor damage. Pilot claims a Mooney N21FN taxied by her while running up and his wing tip struck her prop. Other report contrary.

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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