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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 180 · Denver, PA · November 12, 1998

Date: November 12, 1998 · 09:20 local
Place: Denver, PA
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N6560A
Reported as: Cessna 180
Reported engine: Continental O470K
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,000 total209 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

N6560ARegistered now · Cessna 180S/N 32457 · Built 1956 Airframe modelCessna 180 Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-5)The aircraft was on a VFR cross-country flight from bangar, Massachusetts (bgr) to orlando, Florida at 6500 MSL. As the pilot began his descent to lancaster, Pennsylvania (lns) to refuel, the engine began to lose power. Carb heat was applied and the engine then quit completely. After contacting lancaster ATCT, the pilot noted that he was approximately 8NM east n.e. of lancaster and would not make it to the airport. An uneventful landing was made on a country road near the town of Denver, Pennsylvania. During the onsite investigation conducted by inspectors from this office, fuel depletion was noted. The aircraft was then refueled, test run successfully, and returned to service. Subsequent inspection of the aircraft revealed that the carburetor was leaking fuel from the bowl vent due to a sticking float. The carburetor was repaired and aircraft returned to service. Submission of the report closes the incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A VFR CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM BANGAR, MASSACHUSETTS (BGR) TO ORLANDO, FLORIDA AT 6500 MSL. AS THE PILOT BEGAN HIS DESCENT TO LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA (LNS) TO REFUEL, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. CARB HEAT WAS APPLIED AND THE ENGINE THEN QUIT COMPLETELY. AFTER CONTACTING LANCASTER ATCT, THE PILOT NOTED THAT HE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8NM EAST N.E. OF LANCASTER AND WOULD NOT MAKE IT TO THE AIRPORT. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE ON A COUNTRY ROAD NEAR THE TOWN OF DENVER, PENNSYLVANIA. DURING THE ONSITE INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED BY INSPECTORS FROM THIS OFFICE, FUEL DEPLETION WAS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN REFUELED, TEST RUN SUCCESSFULLY, AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE CARBURETOR WAS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE BOWL VENT DUE TO A STICKING FLOAT. THE CARBURETOR WAS REPAIRED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. SUBMISSION OF THE REPORT CLOSES THE INCIDENT.