What happened
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(-23) On 02/23/02, at 19:15 local time, a report was received from the communications center that a Cessna model 170 crashed approximately 500 feet short of runway 6. The pilot, who was the sole occupant, sustained minor injuries to his forehead and broke a bone in his hand. The pilot reported that he entered the traffic pattern at Shannon Airport (ezf), after completing a one hour and forty minute local flight, and applied carburetor heat in the downwind. The pilot stated when turning for final, he reduced the power to idle, and the engine immediately quit. He established a best glide for landing and struck a railroad track embankment trench at an approximate 90-degree angle to the embankment, just before the railroad tracks and access road. The pilot stated he shut off all switches, but could not move the fuel selector valve to the off position due to the linkage being bent from the impact. Hearing the fuel running, he exited the aircraft, walked to the terminal building and reported the accident to the airport manager. He then returned to the aircraft with airport personnel, who were able to shut off the fuel.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 02/23/02, AT 19:15 LOCAL TIME, A REPORT WAS RECEIVED FROM THE COMMUNICATIONS CENTER THAT A CESSNA MODEL 170 CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY 6. THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO HIS FOREHEAD AND BROKE A BONE IN HIS HAND. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT SHANNON AIRPORT (EZF), AFTER COMPLETING A ONE HOUR AND FORTY MINUTE LOCAL FLIGHT, AND APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT IN THE DOWNWIND. THE PILOT STATED WHEN TURNING FOR FINAL, HE REDUCED THE POWER TO IDLE, AND THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY QUIT. HE ESTABLISHED A BEST GLIDE FOR LANDING AND STRUCK A RAILROAD TRACK EMBANKMENT TRENCH AT AN APPROXIMATE 90-DEGREE ANGLE TO THE EMBANKMENT, JUST BEFORE THE RAILROAD TRACKS AND ACCESS ROAD. THE PILOT STATED HE SHUT OFF ALL SWITCHES, BUT COULD NOT MOVE THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE TO THE OFF POSITION DUE TO THE LINKAGE BEING BENT FROM THE IMPACT. HEARING THE FUEL RUNNING, HE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT, WALKED TO THE TERMINAL BUILDING AND REPORTED THE ACCIDENT TO THE AIRPORT MANAGER. HE THEN RETURNED TO THE AIRCRAFT WITH AIRPORT PERSONNEL, WHO WERE ABLE TO SHUT OFF THE FUEL.
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