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FAA incident report · Cessna 172P · Ormond Beach, FL · January 16, 2004

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Date
January 16, 2004 · 11:18 local
Place
Ormond Beach, FL
Airport
Ormond Beach Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N53107
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,600 total200 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days
N53107Registered now · Cessna 172PS/N 17274684Airframe modelCessna 172PEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot stated that aircraft was on base to final for runway 35 at Ormond Beach muni airport at about 400' at approximately 1500 RPM. He heard a loud bang (back-fire) from engine and then engine would not respond to throttle. He elected to land in field just short of airport. After about a 250 to 275 yard ground roll on dry grass the airplane crossed a two lane road and struck a highway signal pole, damaging the leading edge of the left wing. About 1 yard out from the wing-strut the leading edge was pushed in over an area of about 2' with max indent of about 2" at a rib. The following items were noted on site: the aircraft engine had already been run by pilot (observed by police officer privacy data omitted authorized by FAA inspector privacy data omitted) when FAA inspector arrived; fuel could not be drained from left tank when inspector arrived 4 hrs after landing; tank selector on both when inspector arrived; fuel would drain right tank; left fuel gage indicated empty and the right indicated less than 1/4.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT AIRCRAFT WAS ON BASE TO FINAL FOR RUNWAY 35 AT ORMOND BEACH MUNI AIRPORT AT ABOUT 400' AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 RPM. HE HEARD A LOUD BANG (BACK-FIRE) FROM ENGINE AND THEN ENGINE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE. HE ELECTED TO LAND IN FIELD JUST SHORT OF AIRPORT. AFTER ABOUT A 250 TO 275 YARD GROUND ROLL ON DRY GRASS THE AIRPLANE CROSSED A TWO LANE ROAD AND STRUCK A HIGHWAY SIGNAL POLE, DAMAGING THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING. ABOUT 1 YARD OUT FROM THE WING-STRUT THE LEADING EDGE WAS PUSHED IN OVER AN AREA OF ABOUT 2' WITH MAX INDENT OF ABOUT 2" AT A RIB. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WERE NOTED ON SITE: THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE HAD ALREADY BEEN RUN BY PILOT (OBSERVED BY POLICE OFFICER ^PRIVACY DATA^ AUTHORIZED BY FAA INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY^) WHEN FAA INSPECTOR ARRIVED; FUEL COULD NOT BE DRAINED FROM LEFT TANK WHEN INSPECTOR ARRIVED 4 HRS AFTER LANDING; TANK SELECTOR ON BOTH WHEN INSPECTOR ARRIVED; FUEL WOULD DRAIN RIGHT TANK; LEFT FUEL GAGE INDICATED EMPTY AND THE RIGHT INDICATED LESS THAN 1/4.