20090530009149A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177A · Houston, TX · May 30, 2009

Date: May 30, 2009 · 14:28 local
Place: Houston, TX
Phase of flight: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2872X
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN09CA327
Reported as: Cessna 177A
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 66 total66 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N2872XRegistration cancelled Sep 24, 2012 · Cessna 177S/N 17700272 · Built 1967 Airframe modelCessna 177 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On may 30, 2009, at approximately 1428 local CDT a Cessna 177 was substantially damaged when the pilot made a forced landing on a city street due to fuel starvation. The pilot and the passenger of the aircraft were not injured and no person or property on the ground were damaged or injured. The aircrafts right wingtip and aileron were destroyed upon impact with a telephone pole. The nose wheel was also destroyed from hitting the curb.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 30, 2009, AT APPROXIMATELY 1428 LOCAL CDT A CESSNA 177 WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A CITY STREET DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE NOT INJURED AND NO PERSON OR PROPERTY ON THE GROUND WERE DAMAGED OR INJURED. THE AIRCRAFTS RIGHT WINGTIP AND AILERON WERE DESTROYED UPON IMPACT WITH A TELEPHONE POLE. THE NOSE WHEEL WAS ALSO DESTROYED FROM HITTING THE CURB.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN09CA327Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHouston, TXA total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning.May 30, 2009 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2872X · 1

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

Incident 19860205018849IIn Traffic Pattern-Circling · Mobile, ALFlight was conducted within the control zone in weather conditions below VFR minimums.Feb 5, 1986