# Incident 20050131001819I: Cessna 172M, Zolfo Springs, FL, January 31, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 2005, 12:15 local time
- Place: Zolfo Springs, FL
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4926° N, 81.7868° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Zolfo Springs, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4926&lon=-81.7868&mi=10
- Aircraft: N100M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N100M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 487 total, 109 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050131001819I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON JANUARY 31, 2005 AT 12:15 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA 172M, REGISTERED TO MCCRAW INC., HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD AT ZOLFO SPRINGS, FL WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE NOR WERE THERE ANY INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND PASSENGER. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM WIMAUMA AIRPARK (FD77) FLORIDA ON JANUARY 31, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00 LOCAL TIME.

## Other reports on N100M (1)

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

- [Incident 20181030021229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181030021229I), Oct 30, 2018: Cessna 172M (N100M), Mayo, FL, Minor damage. On October 30, 2018, at approximately 2:44 pm local time N100M experienced an engine failure while in flight. Pilot made a mayday call on 121.5. ATC attempted…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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