# Incident 20070612011139I: Cessna 172P, Mineral Wells, TX, June 12, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2007, 14:45 local time
- Place: Mineral Wells, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8207° N, 98.0772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mineral Wells, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8207&lon=-98.0772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52119, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52119) (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: 410 total, 40 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070612011139I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER ON THE CE-172 ENROUTE FROM ABILENE (ABI) TO NORTHWEST REGIONAL AIRPORT (52F) AND MADE A SUCCESSFUL EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD FIVE MILES WEST OF THE MINERAL WELLS AIRPORT (MWL). THE PILOT WAS IN CONTACT WITH FORT WORTH AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER (ARTCC) FOR VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING AT THE TIME. FORT WORTH (ARTCC) REPORTED THE LOSS OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE FUEL IN THE RIGHT TANK. HOWEVER, THE LEFT TANK WAS HALF FULL OF FUEL. THE ENGINE APPEARED TO QUIT DUE TO THE INABILITY TO DRAW THE REMAINING FUEL FROM THE LEFT FUEL TANK. THE TANK SELECTOR VALVE WAS IN THE BOTH POSITION WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OCCURRED DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING. A MALFUNCTION AND DEFECT REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N52119 (1)

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

- [Accident 19880523071309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880523071309A), May 23, 1988: Cessna 172P (N52119), Roanoke, TX, Substantial damage. Weather vaned into left crosswind on liftoff and settled, struck a gravel bank and nosed over. Torque added to turn

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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