# Accident 19990304021939A: Cessna 172D, Homer, LA, March 4, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1999, 16:10 local time
- Place: Homer, LA
- Airport: Homer Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7891° N, 93.0506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7891&lon=-93.0506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2645U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2645U-1999-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 651 total, 651 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990304021939A

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW99LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA091), Mar 4, 1999: Cessna 172D (N2645U), Homer, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, as a result of fuel moving away from the fuel supply outlets. Factors were the low fuel level and the turbulence.

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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