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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Galesburg, IL · October 22, 2001

Date: October 22, 2001 · 13:16 local
Place: Galesburg, IL
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N20211
Reported as: Cessna 172M
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 595 total375 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N20211Registered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17261098 · Built 1972 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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- on October 22, 2001 at approximately 1316 CDT, N20211, a Cessna 172 with a commercial rated pilot-in-command, experienced fuel exhaustion while enroute from moline, IL to macomb, IL. The pilot-in-command stated during his preflight inspection, he observed fuel in the fuel tanks and thought he had 1.6 hours of fuel remaining in the aircraft based upon what he had been told about the previous hours the aircraft had been flown. The pilot made and off airport landing in a soybean field approximately five miles north of the Galesburg, IL airport. No damage to the aircraft or injuries to the pilot and sole passenger were reported. The pilot stated after landing in the field, he inspected the fuel tanks and they were completely dry. This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)^PRIVACY DATA O^- ON OCTOBER 22, 2001 AT APPROXIMATELY 1316 CDT, N20211, A CESSNA 172 WITH A COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT-IN-COMMAND, EXPERIENCED FUEL EXHAUSTION WHILE ENROUTE FROM MOLINE, IL TO MACOMB, IL. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND STATED DURING HIS PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, HE OBSERVED FUEL IN THE FUEL TANKS AND THOUGHT HE HAD 1.6 HOURS OF FUEL REMAINING IN THE AIRCRAFT BASED UPON WHAT HE HAD BEEN TOLD ABOUT THE PREVIOUS HOURS THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN FLOWN. THE PILOT MADE AND OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A SOYBEAN FIELD APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES NORTH OF THE GALESBURG, IL AIRPORT. NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND SOLE PASSENGER WERE REPORTED. THE PILOT STATED AFTER LANDING IN THE FIELD, HE INSPECTED THE FUEL TANKS AND THEY WERE COMPLETELY DRY. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.