# Incident 20050416005189I: Cessna 172H, Winfield, PA, April 16, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2005, 10:08 local time
- Place: Winfield, PA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8947° N, 76.8603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winfield, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8947&lon=-76.8603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3942R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3942R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 64 total, 15 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050416005189I

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT ON SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. DURING CRUISE AT 6500 MSL, ATTEMPTED TO LEAN MIXTURE FOR BEST FUEL ECONOMY. MIXTURE LEVER DID NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. PULLED CARB HEAT TO MELT POSSIBLE ICE (CONDITIONS WERE CONSISTENT WITH POSSIBLE ICE). RPM CONTINUED TO DECAY. DECLARED EMERGENCY LANDED IN FIELD. MECHANICAL FAILURE OF MIXTURE CABLE.

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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