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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172C · Carrollton, GA · September 15, 2003

Date: September 15, 2003 · 13:55 local
Place: Carrollton, GA
Airport: West Georgia Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1584Y
Reported as: Cessna 172C
Reported engine: Continental O300*
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,600 total500 in this make and model

N1584YRegistration cancelled Mar 24, 2004 · Cessna 172CS/N 17249284 · Built 1962 Airframe modelCessna 172C Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilots statement: departed ctj at approximately 1330 EDT. Local flight for eaa young eagles. Pilot and three passengers. Approximately 4 miles east of ctj the engine lost power. I was at 2000 feet MSL. Approximately 1000 feet ugl. I tried carb heat to no avail. I pumped the throttle and I got some engine response. I located a pasture and I landed. The airplane hit the pasture fence and stopped. No injuries to any passengers. FAA: aircraft touched down in a pasture approximately 450 feet from where it came to a stop in the pasture fence. From touch down to stopping point was all up hill. Left wing minor impact damage 2 places, minor prop damage, nose bullet has a hole in the fiberglass. Conversation with NTSB, aircraft was released to the owner and insurance company. Scheduled FAA observed engine run Friday, 9/19/2003.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOTS STATEMENT: DEPARTED CTJ AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 EDT. LOCAL FLIGHT FOR EAA YOUNG EAGLES. PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS. APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES EAST OF CTJ THE ENGINE LOST POWER. I WAS AT 2000 FEET MSL. APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET UGL. I TRIED CARB HEAT TO NO AVAIL. I PUMPED THE THROTTLE AND I GOT SOME ENGINE RESPONSE. I LOCATED A PASTURE AND I LANDED. THE AIRPLANE HIT THE PASTURE FENCE AND STOPPED. NO INJURIES TO ANY PASSENGERS. FAA: AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A PASTURE APPROXIMATELY 450 FEET FROM WHERE IT CAME TO A STOP IN THE PASTURE FENCE. FROM TOUCH DOWN TO STOPPING POINT WAS ALL UP HILL. LEFT WING MINOR IMPACT DAMAGE 2 PLACES, MINOR PROP DAMAGE, NOSE BULLET HAS A HOLE IN THE FIBERGLASS. CONVERSATION WITH NTSB, AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED TO THE OWNER AND INSURANCE COMPANY. SCHEDULED FAA OBSERVED ENGINE RUN FRIDAY, 9/19/2003.