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FAA incident report · Cessna 172D · Scotland, NC · May 11, 2001

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Date
May 11, 2001 · 14:00 local
Place
Scotland, NC
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2480Y
Reported as
Cessna 172D
Reported engine
Continental O300*
Pilot’s flight hours
800 total700 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days
N2480YRegistration cancelled Dec 10, 2001 · Cessna 172DS/N 17249780 · Built 1962Airframe modelCessna 172DEngine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23)The pilot stated 30 minutes into flight the engine began to lose power. Pilot tried checking the mags, pulled carb, heat and switched fuel tanks. Unsuccessful with the attempts and the engine at idle,the pilot landed the aircraft in a recently plowed field. The aircraft landed safely however the aircraft nose landing gear sunk into the soft field and flipped the aircraft over. The pilot, not injured, and with the help of the owner of the field called the local sherriffs department. The damage to the aircraft was limited to: the vertical stab which is bent approximately 24" from the top, both the wings trailing edges are bent and limited damge to the leading edge, left wing strut bent and a small amount of fuselage damage, buckled skin, just aft of the cargo compartment on both side of the fuselage. Aircraft was removed from the field and brought back to 9NCO, the FAA was present for an engine run. Engine started quickly with no hesitation, engine stayed running for approximately 20 minutes. A thorough inspection found no evidence of engine malfunction at this time, however is was noted by the mechanic running the engine of a small amount of FOD in the fuel vent line.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)THE PILOT STATED 30 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. PILOT TRIED CHECKING THE MAGS, PULLED CARB, HEAT AND SWITCHED FUEL TANKS. UNSUCCESSFUL WITH THE ATTEMPTS AND THE ENGINE AT IDLE,THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A RECENTLY PLOWED FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT NOSE LANDING GEAR SUNK INTO THE SOFT FIELD AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT OVER. THE PILOT, NOT INJURED, AND WITH THE HELP OF THE OWNER OF THE FIELD CALLED THE LOCAL SHERRIFFS DEPARTMENT. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIMITED TO: THE VERTICAL STAB WHICH IS BENT APPROXIMATELY 24" FROM THE TOP, BOTH THE WINGS TRAILING EDGES ARE BENT AND LIMITED DAMGE TO THE LEADING EDGE, LEFT WING STRUT BENT AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUSELAGE DAMAGE, BUCKLED SKIN, JUST AFT OF THE CARGO COMPARTMENT ON BOTH SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE FIELD AND BROUGHT BACK TO 9NCO, THE FAA WAS PRESENT FOR AN ENGINE RUN. ENGINE STARTED QUICKLY WITH NO HESITATION, ENGINE STAYED RUNNING FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES. A THOROUGH INSPECTION FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF ENGINE MALFUNCTION AT THIS TIME, HOWEVER IS WAS NOTED BY THE MECHANIC RUNNING THE ENGINE OF A SMALL AMOUNT OF FOD IN THE FUEL VENT LINE.