# Accident 20000407011529A: Cessna 172E, Lubbock, TX, April 7, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2000, 08:45 local time
- Place: Lubbock, TX
- Airport: Lubbock International Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6596° N, 101.6809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6596&lon=-101.6809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5682T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5682T-2017-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000407011529A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE EN-ROUTE FROM F41 TO LBB IR APPEARED THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS NOT DRAINING AS FAST AS THE RIGHT TANK. IN AN ATTEMPT TO EQUAL THE FUEL LOAD THE PILOT STATED HE MOVED THE FUEL SELECTOR CONTROL OVER THE LEFT TANK LABEL ON THE SELECTOR PLACARD.  THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER AND HE RETURNED THE SELECTOR TO THE "BOTH" POSITION.  THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN PROPERLY WITH THE SELECOTR INTHE BOTH POSITION.  HE AGAIN TRIED TO SELECT THE LEFT TANK AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER.  HE SELECTED "BOTH AGAIN BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT REGAIN POWER.  THE PILOT THEN INITIATED A FORCED LANDING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                                                                                     OPERATION OF THE CE-172-E WITH THE FUEL SELECOT BETWEEN DETENTD MAY CAUSE REDUCED FUEL FLOW OR COMPLETELY STOP FUEL FLOW TO THE ENGINE.  BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE INSPECTED AND THERE APPEARED TO BE ADEQUATE FUEL ON ABOARD.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A PLOWED FIELD CA USING DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR AND LOWER FUSELAGE.

## 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 FTW00LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA119), Apr 7, 2000: Cessna 172E (N5682T), Lubbock, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's incorrect positioning of the fuel selector which resulted in fuel starvation. Factors were the pilot's lack of familiarity with the fuel system due to an inadequate checkout by a flight…

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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