# Incident 20080510832009I: Cessna 172G, Waco, TX, May 10, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 2008
- Place: Waco, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5493° N, 97.1467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waco, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5493&lon=-97.1467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N172BX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N172BX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080510832009I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS AIRCRAFT LOST POWER WHEN FUEL COULD NOT BE DRAWN FROM THE RIGHT FUEL TANK. THIS AIRCRAFT HAS STANDARD WING TANKS AND A 9 GALLON AUX TANK IN THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER FROM THE STUDENT PILOT AND MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A COW PASTURE IN THE 1300 BLOCK OF JACK RABBIT ROAD EAST OF WACO, TEXAS. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT THEY HAD BEEN RUNNING ON THE RIGHT FUEL TANK FOR ABOUT 4 MINUTES WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. THE OWNER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED A VAPOR LOCK PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. A MALFUNCTION AND DEFECT REPORT IS PENDING. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N172BX (1)

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

- [Accident 20251226019119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251226019119A), Dec 26, 2025: Cessna 172G (N172BX), Taylor, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft suffer an uncommanded lost of power on climbout from touch & go. Aircraft began decent at 300' AGL, contacting the ground/surface in small field…

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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