What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The airplane impacted terrain during a forced landing following a total loss of engine power while on final approach. The pilot stated that the airplane encountered 'light turbulence' during the final approach. The airplane was approx. 1,000 feet from the runway and 500 feet AGL, when the pilot advanced the throttle, and the engine lost power. The airplane impacted pine trees and the ground and came to rest upright, 32 feet short of the approach end of the runway. Between 4 and 6 gallons of fuel were drained from each of the two wing fuel tanks. The engine was test run in the airframe, and it operated within normal parameters at all power settings. The pilot stated that he attributed the loss of engine power to 'unporting of fuel on final approach.' According to the airframe manufacturer, in certain flight maneuvers fuel may move away from the fuel tank outlets, resulting in a loss of power. (-23)on March 4, 1999, at approximately 1640 CST, a Cessna 172D airplane, N2645U, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain during a forced landing following a loss of engine power near Homer, Louisiana. The private pilot, who was the owner and operator of the airplane, and the one passenger on board were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prvailed for the title 14 CFR part 91 flight for which no flight plan was filed. The cross country flight originated from the dickson municipal airport, dickson , Tennessee, at 1215 CST.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED 'LIGHT TURBULENCE' DURING THE FINAL APPROACH. THE AIRPLANE WAS APPROX. 1,000 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY AND 500 FEET AGL, WHEN THE PILOT ADVANCED THE THROTTLE, AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED PINE TREES AND THE GROUND AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT, 32 FEET SHORT OF THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. BETWEEN 4 AND 6 GALLONS OF FUEL WERE DRAINED FROM EACH OF THE TWO WING FUEL TANKS. THE ENGINE WAS TEST RUN IN THE AIRFRAME, AND IT OPERATED WITHIN NORMAL PARAMETERS AT ALL POWER SETTINGS. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ATTRIBUTED THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER TO 'UNPORTING OF FUEL ON FINAL APPROACH.' ACCORDING TO THE AIRFRAME MANUFACTURER, IN CERTAIN FLIGHT MANEUVERS FUEL MAY MOVE AWAY FROM THE FUEL TANK OUTLETS, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF POWER. (-23)ON MARCH 4, 1999, AT APPROXIMATELY 1640 CST, A CESSNA 172D AIRPLANE, N2645U, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR HOMER, LOUISIANA. THE PRIVATE PILOT, WHO WAS THE OWNER AND OPERATOR OF THE AIRPLANE, AND THE ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PRVAILED FOR THE TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT FOR WHICH NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE DICKSON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, DICKSON , TENNESSEE, AT 1215 CST.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.