# Incident 19971023034739I: Cessna 172P, Buffalo, NY, October 23, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1997, 23:52 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3919R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3919R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971023034739I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1997, DURING A DESCENT ON A VISUAL APPROACH TO BUFFALO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FROM 3500 FEET TO 2500 FEET, THE ENGINE RPM DROPPED TO 400. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND CYCLED THE TANK SELECTOR, RESULTING IN REGAINING RPM. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMED NORMALLY ON THE GROUND. THE FUEL LOAD IN BUF WAS 17.3 GALLONS ON THE LEFT AND 15.0 GALLONS ON THE RIGHT WITH 18 GALLONS USEABLE IN EACH WING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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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