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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 175 · Superior, MT · March 5, 2005

Date: March 5, 2005 · 21:55 local
Place: Superior, MT
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7397M
Reported as: Cessna 175
Reported engine: Lycoming O360*
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 990 total18 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N7397MRegistered now · Cessna 175S/N 55697 · Built 1958 Airframe modelCessna 175 Engine modelContinental GO-300 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) On March 3, 2005, a Cessna 175, N7397M, departed from st. maries, Idaho. The aircraft was on a flight to Superior, Montana, with 1 pilot and 2 passengers onboard. The aircraft was experiencing engine problems when the pilot decided to make a forced landing into a field. Upon landing, the aircraft hit a fence post, causing some minor damage to the left wing strut and the right wing. The aircraft came to a stop. All of the occupants exited the aircraft without any injury.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 3, 2005, A CESSNA 175, N7397M, DEPARTED FROM ST. MARIES, IDAHO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A FLIGHT TO SUPERIOR, MONTANA, WITH 1 PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS ONBOARD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXPERIENCING ENGINE PROBLEMS WHEN THE PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING INTO A FIELD. UPON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT HIT A FENCE POST, CAUSING SOME MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING STRUT AND THE RIGHT WING. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP. ALL OF THE OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT ANY INJURY.