# Incident 20020107005819I: Cessna 177, Laporte, TX, January 7, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 2002, 15:30 local time
- Place: Laporte, TX
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6674° N, 95.0491° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Porte, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6674&lon=-95.0491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29643, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29643) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 822 total, 408 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020107005819I

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. FILER "STUCK" TANKS WITH MEASURING RULER BEFORE TAKE OFF FROM RWJ (54T). HE STATED HE EQUATED 1 1/2 INCH ON THE RULER TO BE A TOTAL OF 1 1/2 HOURS FUEL.  HE DEPARTED (54T) AND FLEW LOCALLY OVER THE GALVESTON BAY AREA FOR 30-40 MINUTES.  HE THEN TURNED TOWARD LAPORTE AIRPORT WITH INTENT TO GET FUEL.  OVER THE WEST SHORE LINE OF GALVESTON BAY, THE ENGINE COUGHED AND STOPPED RUNNING.  HE SWITCHED TANKS BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART.  HE THEN APPLIED THE ELECTRIC FUEL BOOST PUMP AND THE ENGINE RESTARTED BUT RAN FOR ABOUT A MINUTE, THEN STOPPED AGAIN.  HE DISCERNED THAT HE COULD NOT MAKE LAPORTE AIRPORT SO HE THEN SELECTED A STREET TO LAND UPON AND PROCEED TO LAND TO THE EAST ON WHARTON-WEEMS BOULEVARD AN EAST-WEST STREET APPROX. 3 MILES S.E. OF LA PORTE AIRPORT.  HE LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT WITH NO INJURY TO HIMSELF, THE AIRCRAFT, OTHER PERSONS OR PROPERTY.

## Other reports on N29643 (1)

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

- [Incident 19900730039119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900730039119I), Jul 30, 1990: Cessna 177 (N29643), Hayward, CA. Lost power on climbout. Forced landing on school grounds. Throttle cable housing broke allowing only idle power.

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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