# Incident 20030308028299I: Cessna 175, Chinle, AZ, March 8, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2003, 14:50 local time
- Place: Chinle, AZ
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1522° N, 109.5798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chinle, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1522&lon=-109.5798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7512M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7512M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Reported engine: CONT GO300*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030308028299I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DEPARTURE CLIMB OUT FROM E91 FOLLOWING A REST STOP THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER. PILOT EXECUTED FORCED LANDING OFF FIELD. FOLLOWING LANDING PILOT CHECKED FUEL SUMPS AND FOUND WATER PRESENT. SUBSEQUENT TO PILOT INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT, THE PLANE WAS AGAIN CHECKED BY AN A & P. A & P FOUND ADDITIONAL WATER STILL PRESENT IN SYSTEM. AFTER FURTHER EXTENDED DRAINING OF SUMPS WATER WAS CLEARED FROM SYSTEM AND AIRCRAFT OPERATED NORMALLY WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. NOTE: AIRCRAFT IS A CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRCRAFT AND THIS TYPE IS PARTICULARLY SUBJECT TO WATER ENTRAPMENT IN FUEL TANK AREAS LOCATED AWAY FROM THE SUMPS.

## Other reports on N7512M (1)

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

- [Incident 19870528029459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870528029459I), May 28, 1987: Cessna 175 (N7512M), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. Landed in a field and stopped the rollout in a gully. Pilot had made an attempt to land on runway. Gusty winds.

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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