19990904035409I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172E · Dufer, OR · September 4, 1999

Date: September 4, 1999 · 17:00 local
Place: Dufer, OR
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N35345
Reported as: Cessna 172E
Reported engine: Continental O300D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 470 total

N35345Registered now · Cessna 172IS/N 17256722 · Built 1968 Airframe modelCessna 172I Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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.

(-23) Pilot departed a private ranch for a four (4) mile enroute trip to another ranch. After takeoff pilot realized airspeed indicator was not functioning. Pilot continued onto destination, where a hard landing was made. Propeller struck ground and sudden stoppage of engine was experienced. Post flight inspection revealed that a bug of some type had become stuck in the pitot tube. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED A PRIVATE RANCH FOR A FOUR (4) MILE ENROUTE TRIP TO ANOTHER RANCH. AFTER TAKEOFF PILOT REALIZED AIRSPEED INDICATOR WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. PILOT CONTINUED ONTO DESTINATION, WHERE A HARD LANDING WAS MADE. PROPELLER STRUCK GROUND AND SUDDEN STOPPAGE OF ENGINE WAS EXPERIENCED. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT A BUG OF SOME TYPE HAD BECOME STUCK IN THE PITOT TUBE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^