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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 172 · Raco, MI · July 27, 2005

Date
July 27, 2005 · 12:20 local
Place
Raco, MI
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
CFWZJ
Reported as
Cessna 172
Reported engine
Continental O300*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
300 total300 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On flight from oshkosh, WI to Canada, aircraft lost power and pilot landed in national forrest (field). On scene investigation identified no fuel in wing tanks and only one half cup in gascolator. Pilot stated that he had full tanks when he departed oshkosh, WI. And had flown for 2 hours and 50 minutes when engine quit. Aircraft owner's manual indicated that engine should have ran for 4 hours. Pilot's description of leaning procedure he used on this flight and color of exhaust stack, indicates that there was a possible carburetor problem, resulting in richer than normal mixture. Aircraft wings were removed and aircraft transported to local airport for assembly and return flight to Canada. No further actions planned.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FLIGHT FROM OSHKOSH, WI TO CANADA, AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND PILOT LANDED IN NATIONAL FORREST (FIELD). ON SCENE INVESTIGATION IDENTIFIED NO FUEL IN WING TANKS AND ONLY ONE HALF CUP IN GASCOLATOR. PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD FULL TANKS WHEN HE DEPARTED OSHKOSH, WI. AND HAD FLOWN FOR 2 HOURS AND 50 MINUTES WHEN ENGINE QUIT. AIRCRAFT OWNER'S MANUAL INDICATED THAT ENGINE SHOULD HAVE RAN FOR 4 HOURS. PILOT'S DESCRIPTION OF LEANING PROCEDURE HE USED ON THIS FLIGHT AND COLOR OF EXHAUST STACK, INDICATES THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBLE CARBURETOR PROBLEM, RESULTING IN RICHER THAN NORMAL MIXTURE. AIRCRAFT WINGS WERE REMOVED AND AIRCRAFT TRANSPORTED TO LOCAL AIRPORT FOR ASSEMBLY AND RETURN FLIGHT TO CANADA. NO FURTHER ACTIONS PLANNED.