# Incident 20030406014439I: Cessna 172M, Arlington, TX, April 6, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2003, 15:16 local time
- Place: Arlington, TX
- Airport: Arlington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6639° N, 97.0943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ARLINGTON MUNI (GKY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6639&lon=-97.0943&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11AY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11AY-2008-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 100 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030406014439I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND AFTER 3.9 HRS OF FLIGHT WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS. FUEL STARVATION WAS ROOT CAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT. IMPROPER PREFLIGHT ACTION ALONG WITH INACTION OF THE PILOT TO DIVERT TO A READILY AVAILABLE AIRPORT RESULTED IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING OF N11AY. PILOT BECAME DISORIENTED ON APPROACH, WHICH FURTHER CAUSED THE LOW FUEL CONDITION.

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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