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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Windsor Locks, CT · June 12, 2010

Date: June 12, 2010 · 11:17 local
Place: Windsor Locks, CT
Airport: Bradley International Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N733YR
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,200 total2,100 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N733YRRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17268659 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna 172N 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.

Aircraft N733YR was on an IFR practice approach to runway 33 at bdl. While on 1/2 mile final the pilot asked for another practice ILS approch to runway 33. The pilot was given climb instructions. The pilot advised "we have a problem with power and need to land". The pilot was given any runway to land on. The pilot made a left turn and landed on runway 24. The aircraft was unable to taxi off the runway due to the engine failure. Runway 24 was closed by bdl air traffic control. Bdl operations was in contact with the FAA regional operations center and the FAA iic. The FAA iic granted permision to move the aircraft and reopen runway 24. The aircraft was towed off runway 24 to a secure area. The aircraft had fuel leaking from engine area. The fuel selector was turned to the off position.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT N733YR WAS ON AN IFR PRACTICE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 33 AT BDL. WHILE ON 1/2 MILE FINAL THE PILOT ASKED FOR ANOTHER PRACTICE ILS APPROCH TO RUNWAY 33. THE PILOT WAS GIVEN CLIMB INSTRUCTIONS. THE PILOT ADVISED "WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH POWER AND NEED TO LAND". THE PILOT WAS GIVEN ANY RUNWAY TO LAND ON. THE PILOT MADE A LEFT TURN AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 24. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO TAXI OFF THE RUNWAY DUE TO THE ENGINE FAILURE. RUNWAY 24 WAS CLOSED BY BDL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL. BDL OPERATIONS WAS IN CONTACT WITH THE FAA REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER AND THE FAA IIC. THE FAA IIC GRANTED PERMISION TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT AND REOPEN RUNWAY 24. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED OFF RUNWAY 24 TO A SECURE AREA. THE AIRCRAFT HAD FUEL LEAKING FROM ENGINE AREA. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION.