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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172 · Smithville, TX · June 23, 2008

Date: June 23, 2008 · 18:08 local
Place: Smithville, TX
Airport: Smithville Crawford Municipal
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N46AF
Reported as: Cessna 172
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 153 total153 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) On June 23, 2008, central daylight time, a single engine Cessna 172, N46AF declared an emergency during flight between ftw and crp. Pilot filed flight plan departing ftw-crp. Departed ftw at approximately at 1545 and was 40 miles southeast of austin, TX when the volt indicator on the annunciator panel lighted. The alternator circuit breaker popped (c.b.), pilot tried to reset the c.b., but popped again. The fuel gauge level decreased and the annunciator panel displayed low fuel for both tanks. Aircraft lost all radio communciations. Pilot squawked 7700 and landed at Smithville, TX (84R). No injuries were reported and daylight VFR conditions prevailed. Note: American flyers of Texas, inc instructor stated they counseled pilot and advised her she should of squawked 7600 vs 7700 and explained the difference.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 23, 2008, CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A SINGLE ENGINE CESSNA 172, N46AF DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DURING FLIGHT BETWEEN FTW AND CRP. PILOT FILED FLIGHT PLAN DEPARTING FTW-CRP. DEPARTED FTW AT APPROXIMATELY AT 1545 AND WAS 40 MILES SOUTHEAST OF AUSTIN, TX WHEN THE VOLT INDICATOR ON THE ANNUNCIATOR PANEL LIGHTED. THE ALTERNATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED (C.B.), PILOT TRIED TO RESET THE C.B., BUT POPPED AGAIN. THE FUEL GAUGE LEVEL DECREASED AND THE ANNUNCIATOR PANEL DISPLAYED LOW FUEL FOR BOTH TANKS. AIRCRAFT LOST ALL RADIO COMMUNCIATIONS. PILOT SQUAWKED 7700 AND LANDED AT SMITHVILLE, TX (84R). NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND DAYLIGHT VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED. NOTE: AMERICAN FLYERS OF TEXAS, INC INSTRUCTOR STATED THEY COUNSELED PILOT AND ADVISED HER SHE SHOULD OF SQUAWKED 7600 VS 7700 AND EXPLAINED THE DIFFERENCE.