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FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Pingree, ID · June 1, 2001

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Date
June 1, 2001 · 13:10 local
Place
Pingree, ID
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
CFDGH
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Pilot’s certificate
Student

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What happened

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(-23) On June 1, 2001, approx. 1310 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 172M, c-fdgh registered to dan air limited and being operated/flown by a canadian certificated pilot was substantilly damaged when it nose over during a forced landing following a total loss of power while on a descent for landing near Pingree, ID. The pilot and passenger were uninjured. VMC conditions existed and a VFR flight plan was in effect. The flight departed great falls, MT. At 1008 on the morning of the accident. The pilot departed edmonton, alberta with full fuel (48 gals usable) stopping at drumheller, alberta; cut bank, MT. And finally great falls, MT. He reported purchasing 12 gals. Of fuel at great falls before departing to pocatello, ID. Approx. 20 miles out of pocatello the engine quit. He executed a forced landing in a potato field, in soft uneven terrain and nosed over. At the site there was no fuel spill, no fuel in tanks or lines when the wings were removed. The fuel line to carburetor had approx. 4 1/2 oz. Of fuel that drained when the line was removed. Report will be amended upon receipt of further information.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 1, 2001, APPROX. 1310 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172M, C-FDGH REGISTERED TO DAN AIR LIMITED AND BEING OPERATED/FLOWN BY A CANADIAN CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS SUBSTANTILLY DAMAGED WHEN IT NOSE OVER DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER WHILE ON A DESCENT FOR LANDING NEAR PINGREE, ID. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED. VMC CONDITIONS EXISTED AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS IN EFFECT. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED GREAT FALLS, MT. AT 1008 ON THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT DEPARTED EDMONTON, ALBERTA WITH FULL FUEL (48 GALS USABLE) STOPPING AT DRUMHELLER, ALBERTA; CUT BANK, MT. AND FINALLY GREAT FALLS, MT. HE REPORTED PURCHASING 12 GALS. OF FUEL AT GREAT FALLS BEFORE DEPARTING TO POCATELLO, ID. APPROX. 20 MILES OUT OF POCATELLO THE ENGINE QUIT. HE EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING IN A POTATO FIELD, IN SOFT UNEVEN TERRAIN AND NOSED OVER. AT THE SITE THERE WAS NO FUEL SPILL, NO FUEL IN TANKS OR LINES WHEN THE WINGS WERE REMOVED. THE FUEL LINE TO CARBURETOR HAD APPROX. 4 1/2 OZ. OF FUEL THAT DRAINED WHEN THE LINE WAS REMOVED. REPORT WILL BE AMENDED UPON RECEIPT OF FURTHER INFORMATION.