# Incident 19991030036429I: Cessna 172N, Southport, NC, October 30, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1999, 13:40 local time
- Place: Southport, NC
- Airport: Brunswick County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9333° N, 78.0085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Southport, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9333&lon=-78.0085&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737YY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737YY-2008-06-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 5 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991030036429I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT, WHILE CRUISING AT 1000 FT. AGL, THE ENGINE QUIT.  THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CONSTRUCTION AREA APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES NORTH OF THE SOUTHPORT (SUT) AIRPORT.  DURING THE LANDING THE AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR WAS TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE RIGHT WINGTIP STRUCK THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT FIREWALL WAS SLIGHTLY BENT AND THE NOSE COWLING WAS SEVERLY DAMAGED.  BOTH MAIN GEAR WHEEL FAIRINGS WERE DESTROYED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND WITH THE THROTTLE AT IDLE, THE CARB. HEAT FULL IN, MIXTURE AT IDLE CUT-OFF AND THE FUEL VALVE TURNED OFF.  THE FUEL TANKS WERE APPROXIMATELY 1/2 FULL AND THE OIL WAS AT 5 QTS.  THE PILOT HAS REFUSED TO PROVIDE A WRITTEN STATEMENT OR SPEAK WITH FAA INSPECTORS SINCE HIS INITIAL STATEMENT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE INCIDENT.  INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ITS COMPONENTS DID NOT REVEAL ANY MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES OR MECHANICAL REASONS FOR THE ENGINE FAILURE.

## Other reports on N737YY (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19950707027709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950707027709I), Jul 7, 1995: Cessna 172N (N737YY), Morehead, NC, Minor damage. Touch and go for currency. Landed midfield. Ran off end of runway.

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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