# Incident 20100502041679I: Cessna 172N, Fairview Height, IL, May 2, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2010, 22:45 local time
- Place: Fairview Height, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5954° N, 90.0051° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairview Heights, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5954&lon=-90.0051&mi=10
- Aircraft: N581ES, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N581ES) (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: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 600 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100502041679I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS FERRYING CE-172N N581ES FROM OSU (OHIO) TO A NEW OWNER IN OKLAHOMA, WITH A PLANNED STOP AT ST. LOUIS DOWNTOWN AIRPORT (CPS), IL.  PILOT REPORTED A/C WAS TOPPED-OFF AT DEPARTURE AND PLANNED FLIGHT WAS JUST UNDER FOUR HOURS.  WITH 40 GALLONS OF USEABLE FUEL, ADEQUATE FUEL SHOULD HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE TO LAND AT THE DESTINATION WITH LEGAL FUEL RESERVE.  WHILE DESCENDING FOR LANDING AT CPS, ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.  FORCED LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING.  NO USEABLE FUEL WAS FOUND DURING ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION, OR DURING DISASSEMBLY TO RECOVER THE AIRPLANE TO CPS.  NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAKAGE WAS FOUND, AND ENGINE EXHAUST INDICATED NORMAL FUEL LEANING PROCEDURES WERE USED.

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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