20010727030299I

Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 172H · Elizabethtown, IL · July 27, 2001

Date: July 27, 2001 · 23:20 local
Place: Elizabethtown, IL
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N275SW
Reported as: Cessna 172H
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N275SWRegistration cancelled Jun 30, 2017 · Cessna 172HS/N 17255491 · Built 1966 Airframe modelCessna 172H Engine 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)privacy data omitted- received a report from the hardin county sherriff's dept that N275SW had landed on a bridge near elizabeth, IL. According to the report, the aircraft received no damage and the pilot had stated he was going cross-country from st. louis, MO to rockwood, TN, had become disoriented in fog and had made a precautionary landing. The pilot contacted this FSDO the next day at noon and inquired whether it was permissible to take off on a road to return to his home airport. He was told that that was inadvisable and a recommendation was made to move the aircraft to a suitable airport. The pilot was requested to provide information pertaining to this investigation. He replied, he did not have his logbooks or the aircraft logbooks with him. He was then requested to contact this office as soon as he reached his home. This office has received no further communication from the pilot in command. This incident is being closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)^PRIVACY DATA O^- RECEIVED A REPORT FROM THE HARDIN COUNTY SHERRIFF'S DEPT THAT N275SW HAD LANDED ON A BRIDGE NEAR ELIZABETH, IL. ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED NO DAMAGE AND THE PILOT HAD STATED HE WAS GOING CROSS-COUNTRY FROM ST. LOUIS, MO TO ROCKWOOD, TN, HAD BECOME DISORIENTED IN FOG AND HAD MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. THE PILOT CONTACTED THIS FSDO THE NEXT DAY AT NOON AND INQUIRED WHETHER IT WAS PERMISSIBLE TO TAKE OFF ON A ROAD TO RETURN TO HIS HOME AIRPORT. HE WAS TOLD THAT THAT WAS INADVISABLE AND A RECOMMENDATION WAS MADE TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT TO A SUITABLE AIRPORT. THE PILOT WAS REQUESTED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THIS INVESTIGATION. HE REPLIED, HE DID NOT HAVE HIS LOGBOOKS OR THE AIRCRAFT LOGBOOKS WITH HIM. HE WAS THEN REQUESTED TO CONTACT THIS OFFICE AS SOON AS HE REACHED HIS HOME. THIS OFFICE HAS RECEIVED NO FURTHER COMMUNICATION FROM THE PILOT IN COMMAND. THIS INCIDENT IS BEING CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

Other reports on N275SW · 1

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

Accident 20030308011279AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Callao, MO(-23) Shortly after departure from a private airstrip in Callao, Missouri, pilot states that the engine began to run rough, with the engine tachometer fluctuating between 1800 and 2000 RPM. Carburetor heat was applied with no apparent change to engine…Mar 8, 2003 · Substantial damage