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FAA incident report · Cessna 172 · Apple Creek, OH · January 30, 1999

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Date
January 30, 1999 · 12:30 local
Place
Apple Creek, OH
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1782F
Reported as
Cessna 172
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,100 total1,020 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N1782FRegistered now · Cessna 172HS/N 17255177Airframe modelCessna 172HEngine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot reported that the engine had quit and the acft crashed 1 1/S miles of the arpt and came to rest inverted. Other circumstances are unknown. (-5) pilot had flown for a least 1.5 hours before loss of engine power. Pilot declared an emergency with cak ATCT. Pilot gave position to cak as 4 south of wayne county and position was 4 south of stoltzfus. Pilot did not tell cak ATCT amount of fuel on board when queried. Pilot stated he had flown the aircraft on another day for over 1 hour. Airplane had not been refueled. Pilot stated he put flaps down too early and could not make field. Also stated that when engine failed he switched from both to right tank. Airplane engine ran for just a couple of minutes then quit and was unable to get engine restarted. During investigation was able to start engine. Was able to drain only about 5 gallons of gas from left wing, airplane was laying inverted in field prior to starting investigation. Owner manual shows 4 gallons unusable fuel. During investigation best estimates developed from the facts by this inspector is that the airplane had flown for at least 3 to 3.5 hours. Hours of fuel with full tanks is between 3.5 and 4 hours.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE HAD QUIT AND THE ACFT CRASHED 1 1/S MILES OF THE ARPT AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-5) PILOT HAD FLOWN FOR A LEAST 1.5 HOURS BEFORE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH CAK ATCT. PILOT GAVE POSITION TO CAK AS 4 SOUTH OF WAYNE COUNTY AND POSITION WAS 4 SOUTH OF STOLTZFUS. PILOT DID NOT TELL CAK ATCT AMOUNT OF FUEL ON BOARD WHEN QUERIED. PILOT STATED HE HAD FLOWN THE AIRCRAFT ON ANOTHER DAY FOR OVER 1 HOUR. AIRPLANE HAD NOT BEEN REFUELED. PILOT STATED HE PUT FLAPS DOWN TOO EARLY AND COULD NOT MAKE FIELD. ALSO STATED THAT WHEN ENGINE FAILED HE SWITCHED FROM BOTH TO RIGHT TANK. AIRPLANE ENGINE RAN FOR JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES THEN QUIT AND WAS UNABLE TO GET ENGINE RESTARTED. DURING INVESTIGATION WAS ABLE TO START ENGINE. WAS ABLE TO DRAIN ONLY ABOUT 5 GALLONS OF GAS FROM LEFT WING, AIRPLANE WAS LAYING INVERTED IN FIELD PRIOR TO STARTING INVESTIGATION. OWNER MANUAL SHOWS 4 GALLONS UNUSABLE FUEL. DURING INVESTIGATION BEST ESTIMATES DEVELOPED FROM THE FACTS BY THIS INSPECTOR IS THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD FLOWN FOR AT LEAST 3 TO 3.5 HOURS. HOURS OF FUEL WITH FULL TANKS IS BETWEEN 3.5 AND 4 HOURS.

Other reports on N1782F · 1

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