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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Pensacola, FL · July 3, 2009

Date: July 3, 2009 · 11:45 local
Place: Pensacola, FL
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N13016
Reported as: Cessna 172M
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 79 total33 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

N13016Registration cancelled Dec 2, 2010 · Cessna 172MS/N 17262445 · Built 1973 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot david mccartney stated while at cruise over lillian bay at 115KTS and approximately 700 foot the aircraft engine sputtered. He stated that he added power to clear the magnetos. The sputter increased regardless of the power setting. He decided that he could not make the airfield when the engine quit running and elected to make an emergency landing. He radioed the ferguson airport and informed them of his situation and decision. He picked an open field and landed the aircraft with no damage.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DAVID MCCARTNEY STATED WHILE AT CRUISE OVER LILLIAN BAY AT 115KTS AND APPROXIMATELY 700 FOOT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE SPUTTERED. HE STATED THAT HE ADDED POWER TO CLEAR THE MAGNETOS. THE SPUTTER INCREASED REGARDLESS OF THE POWER SETTING. HE DECIDED THAT HE COULD NOT MAKE THE AIRFIELD WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING AND ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. HE RADIOED THE FERGUSON AIRPORT AND INFORMED THEM OF HIS SITUATION AND DECISION. HE PICKED AN OPEN FIELD AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO DAMAGE.