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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 172 · Etheridge, TN · October 21, 2005

Date: October 21, 2005 · 16:15 local
Place: Etheridge, TN
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N6294E
Reported as: Cessna 172
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 300 total250 in this make and model

N6294ERegistered now · Cessna 172S/N 46394 Airframe modelCessna 172 Engine modelContinental 0-300 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) Pilot was enroute from tlh to pht. Weather front moved faster than his briefing indicated. Pilot stated that fuel consumption was greater than expected. Winds not as briefed. Attempted to land at 2M2 but experienced fuel exhaustion. Successful airport landing to field at Etheridge, TN. Aircraft fuel system was inspected by mechanic prior to departing Etheridge.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS ENROUTE FROM TLH TO PHT. WEATHER FRONT MOVED FASTER THAN HIS BRIEFING INDICATED. PILOT STATED THAT FUEL CONSUMPTION WAS GREATER THAN EXPECTED. WINDS NOT AS BRIEFED. ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT 2M2 BUT EXPERIENCED FUEL EXHAUSTION. SUCCESSFUL AIRPORT LANDING TO FIELD AT ETHERIDGE, TN. AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED BY MECHANIC PRIOR TO DEPARTING ETHERIDGE.