20090122002339A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172E · Dallas, TX · January 22, 2009

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Date: January 22, 2009 · 15:54 local
Place: Dallas, TX
Airport: Air Park-Dallas
Phase of flight: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5420T
Reported as: Cessna 172E
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 320 total320 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N5420TRegistration cancelled Apr 9, 2013 · Cessna 172ES/N 17251320 · Built 1964 Airframe modelCessna 172E Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On 22 January 2009 at 2139Z, a Cessna CE-172E registered as N5420T, reported an in flight engine failure. The aircraft was reported at 2000FTMSL north of addison Texas the aircraft landed on the glen eagle golf course, plano Texas approximately 1.1 miles northwest of Dallas airpark (F69). The aircraft received substantial damage to the right wing and miner damage to the left wing and broke the nose landing gear off when it came to rest in a sand trap. The pilot reported that the engine had started running rough and then stopped him then re started the engine two or three times before, he decided to put it down on the golf course. Investigation on scene found that there was approximately 1.5 gallon of fuel in the left wing tank and no fuel was drainable from the right wing tank with the aircraft in a level attitude, the fuel gages also read zero. Amended -23, on 1 April 2009, the engine was run at air salvage of Dallas, the engine run normally and made power with no problems noted.

As the FAA filed it

ON 22 JANUARY 2009 AT 2139Z, A CESSNA CE-172E REGISTERED AS N5420T, REPORTED AN IN FLIGHT ENGINE FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED AT 2000FTMSL NORTH OF ADDISON TEXAS THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE GLEN EAGLE GOLF COURSE, PLANO TEXAS APPROXIMATELY 1.1 MILES NORTHWEST OF DALLAS AIRPARK (F69). THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND MINER DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND BROKE THE NOSE LANDING GEAR OFF WHEN IT CAME TO REST IN A SAND TRAP. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE HAD STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND THEN STOPPED HIM THEN RE STARTED THE ENGINE TWO OR THREE TIMES BEFORE, HE DECIDED TO PUT IT DOWN ON THE GOLF COURSE. INVESTIGATION ON SCENE FOUND THAT THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1.5 GALLON OF FUEL IN THE LEFT WING TANK AND NO FUEL WAS DRAINABLE FROM THE RIGHT WING TANK WITH THE AIRCRAFT IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE, THE FUEL GAGES ALSO READ ZERO. AMENDED -23, ON 1 APRIL 2009, THE ENGINE WAS RUN AT AIR SALVAGE OF DALLAS, THE ENGINE RUN NORMALLY AND MADE POWER WITH NO PROBLEMS NOTED.