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FAA incident report · Cessna 172F · Cranbury, NJ · October 30, 2005

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Date
October 30, 2005 · 06:30 local
Place
Cranbury, NJ
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N8562U
Reported as
Cessna 172F
Reported engine
Continental O300D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
205 total25 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days
N8562URegistered now · Cessna 172FS/N 17252462 · Built 1965Airframe modelCessna 172FEngine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) VFR cross-country flight that originated at atlantic city bader field, intended destination sussex county airport, at 2400 feet MSL aircraft experienced an engine failure, landed without incident in a freshly planted sod farm field. Inspection of aircraft revealed fuel tank leaks at tank seams and rust particles that blocked fuel tank lines. Airman privacy data omitted did not have a FAA medical certificate in his personal possession during this flight.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) VFR CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED AT ATLANTIC CITY BADER FIELD, INTENDED DESTINATION SUSSEX COUNTY AIRPORT, AT 2400 FEET MSL AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT IN A FRESHLY PLANTED SOD FARM FIELD. INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT REVEALED FUEL TANK LEAKS AT TANK SEAMS AND RUST PARTICLES THAT BLOCKED FUEL TANK LINES. AIRMAN ^PRIVACY DA^ DID NOT HAVE A FAA MEDICAL CERTIFICATE IN HIS PERSONAL POSSESSION DURING THIS FLIGHT.