# Incident 19980901039589I: Cessna 172G, Afton, MN, September 1, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1998, 21:50 local time
- Place: Afton, MN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8988° N, 92.8191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Afton, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8988&lon=-92.8191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5981R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5981R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 414 total, 20 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980901039589I

## Narrative

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

(-5) MR. NERESON, AFTER A 1/2 HOUR CHECKOUT, DEPARTED SPRINGDALE, AR, DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON, WITH AN INTENDED LANDING AT THE LAKE ELMO, MN AIRPORT. HE THOUGHT HE HAD AN ENGINE PROBLEM AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE DARK IN A GRAVEL PIT 3 MILES FROM HIS DESTINATION. THE PILOT RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING BUT DID NOT FILE A VFR FLIGHT PLAN. PILOT HAD A "NO NIGHT FLIGHT" RESTRICTION ON HIS LICENSE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND 2 1/2 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINING IN FUEL TANKS.

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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