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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 172P · Crowley, LA · September 9, 2005

Date: September 9, 2005
Place: Crowley, LA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N9510L
Reported as: Cessna 172P
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 278 total170 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N9510LRegistered now · Cessna 172PS/N 17276568 · Built 1986 Airframe modelCessna 172P Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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) During cruise the engine quit due to no fuel. Aircraft landed on I-10 freeway between passing cars without further problems. Aircraft was towed to a truck stop with police help. Further investigation revealed that the fuel strainer top o-ring had broken allowing excess fuel to leak overboard during flight. After replacing the o-ring that aircraft was flown out without incident and fuel burn returned to normal rate.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING CRUISE THE ENGINE QUIT DUE TO NO FUEL. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON I-10 FREEWAY BETWEEN PASSING CARS WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO A TRUCK STOP WITH POLICE HELP. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE FUEL STRAINER TOP O-RING HAD BROKEN ALLOWING EXCESS FUEL TO LEAK OVERBOARD DURING FLIGHT. AFTER REPLACING THE O-RING THAT AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN OUT WITHOUT INCIDENT AND FUEL BURN RETURNED TO NORMAL RATE.