# Incident 20001128022659I: Cessna 172RG, Wichita, KS, November 28, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 2000, 14:30 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9865B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9865B-2021-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 661 total, 50 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001128022659I

## Narrative

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

(-23) A/C WAS DEPARTING WICHITA MID-CONTINENT AIRPORT FOR THE WEST PRACTICE AREA. AT ABOUT 6 MILES WEST OF THE AIRPORT, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO AND SOON AFTER THAT DISCOVERY, THE ENGINE QUIT. THE A/C WAS LANDED IN A MILO STUBBLE FIELD WITH NO FURTHER DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT (THE ONLY OCCUPANT). ON SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED AN OIL LINE FITTING ON THE OIL COOLER WAS LOOSE ALLOWING THE LOSS OF ENGINE OIL. IT APPEARS THAT OIL PRESSURE WAS LOST CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE AND SUBSEQUENT FORCE LANDING. NOTE: MAINTENANCE HAD PERFORMED A 50 HOUR INSPECTION ON 11/27/00. A GROUND RUN LEAK CHECK WAS PERFORMED AND NO LEAKS WERE NOTED. ALL WORK WAS DONE IAW THE CESSNA MAINTENANCE MANUAL. CESSNA FLYING CLUB WILL CHECK ALL OF THE ENGINE OIL COOLER LINES IN THEIR FLEET FOR ANY ABNORMALITIES. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.

## Other reports on N9865B (1)

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

- [Incident 19960814022639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960814022639I), Aug 14, 1996: Cessna 172RG (N9865B), Wichita, KS, Minor damage. Narrative: the left main gear would not fully extend or retract. An emergency was declared, and the pilot elected to land gear up. The aircraft received minor…

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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