19991122040229A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Defuniak Spgs, FL · November 22, 1999

Date: November 22, 1999 · 07:30 local
Place: Defuniak Spgs, FL
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N733AH
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA00LA028
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 197 total108 in this make and model47 in the last 90 days

N733AHRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17268141 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.4) Prior to departure the pilot checked the weather on television. Upon arriving at his destination, he found the airport fogged in. He diverted to another airport and it was also fogged in. He returned to his departure airport and found it fogged in. He flew southeast from his departure airport and found a break in the fog. Because he was getting low on fuel, he elected to make a precautionary landing in a field. While landing, he landed downwind, and floated over his intended landing point. After touch down, the aircraft rolled into some brush and trees and was damaged.

As the FAA filed it

(.4) PRIOR TO DEPARTURE THE PILOT CHECKED THE WEATHER ON TELEVISION. UPON ARRIVING AT HIS DESTINATION, HE FOUND THE AIRPORT FOGGED IN. HE DIVERTED TO ANOTHER AIRPORT AND IT WAS ALSO FOGGED IN. HE RETURNED TO HIS DEPARTURE AIRPORT AND FOUND IT FOGGED IN. HE FLEW SOUTHEAST FROM HIS DEPARTURE AIRPORT AND FOUND A BREAK IN THE FOG. BECAUSE HE WAS GETTING LOW ON FUEL, HE ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FIELD. WHILE LANDING, HE LANDED DOWNWIND, AND FLOATED OVER HIS INTENDED LANDING POINT. AFTER TOUCH DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED INTO SOME BRUSH AND TREES AND WAS DAMAGED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA00LA028Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDefuniak Spgs, FLWas the pilot's failure to obtain a proper weather briefing resulting in his encounter with fog, his having to make a precautionary landing in a field when the aircraft became low on fuel, and the on ground collision with trees during landing roll.Nov 22, 1999 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N733AH · 1

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

Incident 20140731013899ITakeoff: Climb Out · Chino, CA[privacy data omitted] Reported he smelled smoke and felt heat so he declared an emerency, and landed on runway 26R at Chino Airport.Jul 31, 2014 · No damage