# Incident 20081009848989I: Cessna 172N, Princeton, TX, October 9, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2008, 07:50 local time
- Place: Princeton, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1845° N, 96.5094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Princeton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1845&lon=-96.5094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1640E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1640E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,227 total, 1,063 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081009848989I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 9, 2008, AT 1245Z, A CESSNA 172, N1640E, REGISTERED TO HEJ AVIATION INC, IN JOSHUA TEXAS, LANDED IN AN OPEN FIELD ABOUT 5 MILES EAST OF MCKINNEY AIRPORT (KTKI), WHILE ON TRAFFIC WATCH DUTIES.  IN FLIGHT, THE PILOT NOTICED A DECREASE IN RPM AND POWER OUTPUT AS WELL AS A INDICATION OF LOSS OF ENGINE OIL PRESSURE.  THE PILOT WAS IN RADIO CONTACT WITH TKI CONTROL TOWER DURING THE WHOLE EVENT, AND DECIDED TO PROCEED WITH A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD SINCE, IN HIS JUDGEMENT, HE WAS UNABLE TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT AND SAFELY LAND AT TKI.  THE PILOT STATED THAT THE PROPELLER STOPPED WINDMILLING UPON TOUCH DOWN.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.  NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WERE NOTED AND BOTH THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.  THE PILOT IS HOLDER OF COMMERCIAL AND INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATES.

## Other reports on N1640E (2)

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

- [Incident 20080104000039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080104000039I), Jan 4, 2008: Cessna 172N (N1640E), Roanoke, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) The left wing of the aircraft struck the corner of a hangar while the pilot was taxiing to parking. The aircraft then pivoted around the left wing and…
- [Incident 19851122068759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851122068759I), Nov 22, 1985: Cessna 172N (N1640E), Lamar, CO. Ran out of fuel while flying above overcast, advised VFR not recommended before crosscountry flight began.

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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