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FAA incident report · Cessna 172 · Benedict, NE · February 4, 2006

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Date
February 4, 2006 · 12:04 local
Place
Benedict, NE
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N6753A
Reported as
Cessna 172
Reported engine
Continental C145*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
N6753ARegistered now · Cessna 172S/N 28853 · Built 1956Airframe modelCessna 172Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) During cruise at 4500 feet MSL with the throttle set at 2500 RPM, the pilot experienced a complete power loss. After trimming the aircraft and spotting a place to land the pilot attempted to re-fire the engine. On his first attempt, the engine started and the pilot advanced the throttle. As he advanced the throttle, the engine started to cut out so he retarded the throttle and the engine idled smoothly. The pilot then checked the mixture and the carburetor heat and everything was normal. After running the emergency checklist, the pilot then made a may day call on the radio and then switched to the emergency channel. After seeing a gravel road without any obstructions, the pilot landed without incident coming to a full stop on the road. The pilot and the sole occupant was not injured and the aircraft was not damaged during this incident. After removing the carburetor, a small amount of moisture was noticed in the nozzle and some ice crystals were noted in the bottom of the bowl. After draining the fuel tanks, a very small amount of moisture was found in the left tank and the right tank appeared to be free from contamination.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING CRUISE AT 4500 FEET MSL WITH THE THROTTLE SET AT 2500 RPM, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE POWER LOSS. AFTER TRIMMING THE AIRCRAFT AND SPOTTING A PLACE TO LAND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RE-FIRE THE ENGINE. ON HIS FIRST ATTEMPT, THE ENGINE STARTED AND THE PILOT ADVANCED THE THROTTLE. AS HE ADVANCED THE THROTTLE, THE ENGINE STARTED TO CUT OUT SO HE RETARDED THE THROTTLE AND THE ENGINE IDLED SMOOTHLY. THE PILOT THEN CHECKED THE MIXTURE AND THE CARBURETOR HEAT AND EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. AFTER RUNNING THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST, THE PILOT THEN MADE A MAY DAY CALL ON THE RADIO AND THEN SWITCHED TO THE EMERGENCY CHANNEL. AFTER SEEING A GRAVEL ROAD WITHOUT ANY OBSTRUCTIONS, THE PILOT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT COMING TO A FULL STOP ON THE ROAD. THE PILOT AND THE SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED DURING THIS INCIDENT. AFTER REMOVING THE CARBURETOR, A SMALL AMOUNT OF MOISTURE WAS NOTICED IN THE NOZZLE AND SOME ICE CRYSTALS WERE NOTED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE BOWL. AFTER DRAINING THE FUEL TANKS, A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF MOISTURE WAS FOUND IN THE LEFT TANK AND THE RIGHT TANK APPEARED TO BE FREE FROM CONTAMINATION.

Other reports on N6753A · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20161116023809ICruise/Level Flight · Grand Island, NEOn November 16, 2016 at approximately 15:28 central standard time (CST), during cruise flight, the engine quit operating, the PIC declared an emergency and landed on a gravel road. The incident occurred approximately 1 mile north of cairo, Nebraska. The…Nov 16, 2016 · No damage