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FAA incident report · Cessna 172C · Crete, NE · August 18, 2006

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Date
August 18, 2006 · 08:10 local
Place
Crete, NE
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N8410X
Reported as
Cessna 172C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
N8410XRegistered now · Cessna 172CS/N 17248910Airframe modelCessna 172CEngine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) While enroute from ozark regional airport (bpk), the pilot and sole occupant started to experience a partial power loss 25 miles south of lincoln municipal airport (lnk). The pilot applied carb heat and the problem went away. One minute later the problem resurfaced and the pilot initiated a climb from 4500 feet MSL to 6100 feet MSL. The pilot attempted to run the boost pumps to increase fuel pressure however the engine did not respond. The pilot attempted to glide to Crete municipal airport (cek), however the glide ratio was unsufficient. The pilot then found a highway that had very little traffic at that time and landed the aircraft 3 miles northeast of the airport. The aircraft was not damaged and the pilot was not injured. The aircraft was towed back to cek where it was discovered that the main fuel tanks did not contain any fuel and the auxiliary fuel tank contained eleven gallons of fuel. Further investigation revealed the auxiliary boost pump switch was bent causing it to stick. Several circuit breakers were found to be broken including the main fuel boost pump.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE ENROUTE FROM OZARK REGIONAL AIRPORT (BPK), THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT STARTED TO EXPERIENCE A PARTIAL POWER LOSS 25 MILES SOUTH OF LINCOLN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (LNK). THE PILOT APPLIED CARB HEAT AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. ONE MINUTE LATER THE PROBLEM RESURFACED AND THE PILOT INITIATED A CLIMB FROM 4500 FEET MSL TO 6100 FEET MSL. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RUN THE BOOST PUMPS TO INCREASE FUEL PRESSURE HOWEVER THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO GLIDE TO CRETE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (CEK), HOWEVER THE GLIDE RATIO WAS UNSUFFICIENT. THE PILOT THEN FOUND A HIGHWAY THAT HAD VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC AT THAT TIME AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED BACK TO CEK WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE MAIN FUEL TANKS DID NOT CONTAIN ANY FUEL AND THE AUXILIARY FUEL TANK CONTAINED ELEVEN GALLONS OF FUEL. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE AUXILIARY BOOST PUMP SWITCH WAS BENT CAUSING IT TO STICK. SEVERAL CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE FOUND TO BE BROKEN INCLUDING THE MAIN FUEL BOOST PUMP.