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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 177 · Wapakoneta, OH · August 24, 2004

Date: August 24, 2004 · 21:14 local
Place: Wapakoneta, OH
Airport: Neil Armstrong Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N2920X
Reported as: Cessna 177
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360LYC*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 735 total3 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N2920XRegistration cancelled Jul 23, 2021 · Cessna 177S/N 17700320 · Built 1967 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) Pilot left linden NJ (ldj) enroute to wapokoneta oh (axv) and stated he was full of fuel (49) gallons ie visually inspected prior to departure. On approach to (axv) he ran out of fuel and landed in a bean field approx. 2 miles northeast of airport. Aircraft has had an IO-360 (180 h.p.) Lycoming installed in place of the original IO-320 (150 h.p.). Pilot stated he was unaware that this engine was installed and had not planned on the increased fuel usage. He also had zero flight time in this make/model.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT LEFT LINDEN NJ (LDJ) ENROUTE TO WAPOKONETA OH (AXV) AND STATED HE WAS FULL OF FUEL (49) GALLONS IE VISUALLY INSPECTED PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. ON APPROACH TO (AXV) HE RAN OUT OF FUEL AND LANDED IN A BEAN FIELD APPROX. 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT HAS HAD AN IO-360 (180 H.P.) LYCOMING INSTALLED IN PLACE OF THE ORIGINAL IO-320 (150 H.P.). PILOT STATED HE WAS UNAWARE THAT THIS ENGINE WAS INSTALLED AND HAD NOT PLANNED ON THE INCREASED FUEL USAGE. HE ALSO HAD ZERO FLIGHT TIME IN THIS MAKE/MODEL.

Other reports on N2920X · 1

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

Incident 20010320007529INormal Cruise · Colts Neck, NJ(-23)During a VFR flight from (ldj) linden, NJ to (N12) lakewood, NJ while over the Colts VOR aircraft engine lost power, aircraft landed in a partically developed golf course and housing development. Inspection of the Lycoming model O-320-E2D engine serial…Mar 20, 2001