What happened
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(-23) On Tuesday, June 13, 2000, at approximately 17:50 hours, timothy s. tract, a private pilot, certificate number 539880098, was pilot in command (PIC), and sole occupant of a Cessna aircraft, model 152, N67608. The aircraft he was piloting was approximately 5 miles north west of the lodi airport when he experienced a rough running engine. PIC claims the aircraft's engine began running sporadically with a drop in RPM before finally failing. PIC claims he had a fuel quantity indication of 1/4 full in both wing tanks but concluded his aircraft was out of fuel. He located lodi airport (1O3), configured aircraft for an emergency power off landing. PIC set up an approach down wind for runway 8. According to the PIC, he barely cleared a set of power lines before reaching the airport's boundary. PIC stated he could not make the runway but managed to glide his aircraft to an adjacent taxi way. The PIC claimed during touch down he experienced a gusty tail wind which contributed to the hard landing. He was uninjured but the aircraft sustained substantial damage. According to the pilot he parked the aircraft then performed an external inspection. PIC discovered his right hand fuel cap was missing. He also noted his fuel tanks were empty. An inspector from the oakland FSDO performed a visual inspection of this aircraft onjune 15, 2000, the following was observed: right hand fuel cap was missing. Both fuel tanks were dry. Fuel was drained from the forward sump and determined to be free of water. When power was applied to the aircraft sustained structural damage to the forward engien compartment and the lower rear frame was buckled. Major structural repairs will be required to correct this damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 2000, AT APPROXIMATELY 17:50 HOURS, TIMOTHY S. TRACT, A PRIVATE PILOT, CERTIFICATE NUMBER 539880098, WAS PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC), AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF A CESSNA AIRCRAFT, MODEL 152, N67608. THE AIRCRAFT HE WAS PILOTING WAS APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES NORTH WEST OF THE LODI AIRPORT WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. PIC CLAIMS THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING SPORADICALLY WITH A DROP IN RPM BEFORE FINALLY FAILING. PIC CLAIMS HE HAD A FUEL QUANTITY INDICATION OF 1/4 FULL IN BOTH WING TANKS BUT CONCLUDED HIS AIRCRAFT WAS OUT OF FUEL. HE LOCATED LODI AIRPORT (1O3), CONFIGURED AIRCRAFT FOR AN EMERGENCY POWER OFF LANDING. PIC SET UP AN APPROACH DOWN WIND FOR RUNWAY 8. ACCORDING TO THE PIC, HE BARELY CLEARED A SET OF POWER LINES BEFORE REACHING THE AIRPORT'S BOUNDARY. PIC STATED HE COULD NOT MAKE THE RUNWAY BUT MANAGED TO GLIDE HIS AIRCRAFT TO AN ADJACENT TAXI WAY. THE PIC CLAIMED DURING TOUCH DOWN HE EXPERIENCED A GUSTY TAIL WIND WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE HARD LANDING. HE WAS UNINJURED BUT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE PARKED THE AIRCRAFT THEN PERFORMED AN EXTERNAL INSPECTION. PIC DISCOVERED HIS RIGHT HAND FUEL CAP WAS MISSING. HE ALSO NOTED HIS FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY. AN INSPECTOR FROM THE OAKLAND FSDO PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THIS AIRCRAFT ONJUNE 15, 2000, THE FOLLOWING WAS OBSERVED: RIGHT HAND FUEL CAP WAS MISSING. BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE DRY. FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM THE FORWARD SUMP AND DETERMINED TO BE FREE OF WATER. WHEN POWER WAS APPLIED TO THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE FORWARD ENGIEN COMPARTMENT AND THE LOWER REAR FRAME WAS BUCKLED. MAJOR STRUCTURAL REPAIRS WILL BE REQUIRED TO CORRECT THIS DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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