# Incident 20050909021279I: Cessna 172P, Crowley, LA, September 9, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2005
- Place: Crowley, LA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2179° N, 92.3748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crowley, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2179&lon=-92.3748&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9510L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9510L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 278 total, 170 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050909021279I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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