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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 177 · Emporia, KS · February 3, 2004

Date: February 3, 2004 · 15:00 local
Place: Emporia, KS
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N29440
Reported as: Cessna 177
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,000 total6,000 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

N29440Registered now · Cessna 177S/N 17700889 · Built 1968 Airframe modelCessna 177 Engine 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) The pilot was flying pipeline patrol 16 miles southwest of Emporia Kansas when the engine began to run rough and lose power, so a precautionary landing was made in a pasture. There were no injuries and there was no damage to the aircraft. After landing, the pilot found that the fuel was contaminated with water. Fuel contamination.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS FLYING PIPELINE PATROL 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EMPORIA KANSAS WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND LOSE POWER, SO A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS MADE IN A PASTURE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT FOUND THAT THE FUEL WAS CONTAMINATED WITH WATER. FUEL CONTAMINATION.

Other reports on N29440 · 1

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

Incident 19850202004759IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Storm Lake, IAIntermittent power loss at cruise. Removed fuel caps afte r landing and had normal power.Feb 2, 1985