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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172C · Nortonville, ND · June 6, 2008

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Date: June 6, 2008 · 10:40 local
Place: Nortonville, ND
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1437Y
Reported as: Cessna 172C
Reported engine: Continental O300D
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 130 total130 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days

N1437YRegistration cancelled Aug 23, 2012 · Cessna 172CS/N 17249137 · Built 1962 Airframe modelCessna 172C Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft was enroute from bis to 6L3, part 91 flight, no passengers, VFR conditions. Pilot states during cruise, "engine just quit". Switched fuel selector to right tank because "it had more than the left tank". Engine caught for second and quit. Pilot states it was necessary to put down in field as the roads in immediate area were surrounded by powerlines. Aircraft touched down once for approx 30 yards, then airborne for approx 22 yards and touching down again. This time nosewheel "dug" in the aircraft flipped. Field soil conditions were soft due to recent rain. Corn crop was not a factor as height was only 4-6 inches. Pilot suffered minor facial cuts and bruising. Aircraft substantially damaged.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM BIS TO 6L3, PART 91 FLIGHT, NO PASSENGERS, VFR CONDITIONS. PILOT STATES DURING CRUISE, "ENGINE JUST QUIT". SWITCHED FUEL SELECTOR TO RIGHT TANK BECAUSE "IT HAD MORE THAN THE LEFT TANK". ENGINE CAUGHT FOR SECOND AND QUIT. PILOT STATES IT WAS NECESSARY TO PUT DOWN IN FIELD AS THE ROADS IN IMMEDIATE AREA WERE SURROUNDED BY POWERLINES. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ONCE FOR APPROX 30 YARDS, THEN AIRBORNE FOR APPROX 22 YARDS AND TOUCHING DOWN AGAIN. THIS TIME NOSEWHEEL "DUG" IN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED. FIELD SOIL CONDITIONS WERE SOFT DUE TO RECENT RAIN. CORN CROP WAS NOT A FACTOR AS HEIGHT WAS ONLY 4-6 INCHES. PILOT SUFFERED MINOR FACIAL CUTS AND BRUISING. AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.