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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172K · Barstow, CA · December 12, 2004

Date: December 12, 2004 · 22:01 local
Place: Barstow, CA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N78299
Reported as: Cessna 172K
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,700 total3,000 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N78299Registered now · Cessna 172KS/N 17257558 · Built 1968 Airframe modelCessna 172K 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 states she departed lgb, VFR to ajo. When returning to lgb cloud cover had moved over lgb even though ATIS reported clear, 10. Pilot returned to ajo and circled several times. Became disoriented and proceeded east (high desert). Low fuel state caused her to make emergency landing. Due to night visibility restrictions, she landed in a railroad switching yard which was well lighted.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATES SHE DEPARTED LGB, VFR TO AJO. WHEN RETURNING TO LGB CLOUD COVER HAD MOVED OVER LGB EVEN THOUGH ATIS REPORTED CLEAR, 10. PILOT RETURNED TO AJO AND CIRCLED SEVERAL TIMES. BECAME DISORIENTED AND PROCEEDED EAST (HIGH DESERT). LOW FUEL STATE CAUSED HER TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING. DUE TO NIGHT VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS, SHE LANDED IN A RAILROAD SWITCHING YARD WHICH WAS WELL LIGHTED.

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