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FAA incident report · Cessna 177B · Yuba, CA · August 14, 2010

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Date
August 14, 2010 · 15:30 local
Place
Yuba, CA
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N34026
Reported as
Cessna 177B
Reported engine
Lycoming
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
3,200 total180 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days
N34026Registration cancelled Aug 25, 2021 · Cessna 177BS/N 17701603 · Built 1970Airframe modelCessna 177BEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

At about 0930 local time Mr. Daniels a student pilot and owner was taking flight instruction from Mr. Tuttle , a certified flight instructor. They were doing some ground reference maneuvering at about 3000 feet AGL south of the marysville airport (myv). During this maneuvering the engine quit. They were able to make a successful emergency landing in a pasture approximately 3 miles south of the marysville airport. There was no damage to the aircraft or property. After the landing the pilot evaluated the situation and found they had run out of fuel. When questioned about the event Mr. Daniels stated he had fuelled the aircraft two weeks before this flight and had had two instructional flights before this flight. On the day of the event he said he only checked one fuel tank and felt he had adequate fuel before departing lodi airport to pick up his instructor at mccallen(mcc) . The aircraft was fueled and flown out of the field a few days later. Mr. Tuttle state he estimated the fuel onboard by calculating published fuel burn per hour and previous flight hours.

As the FAA filed it

AT ABOUT 0930 LOCAL TIME MR. DANIELS A STUDENT PILOT AND OWNER WAS TAKING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION FROM MR. TUTTLE , A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. THEY WERE DOING SOME GROUND REFERENCE MANEUVERING AT ABOUT 3000 FEET AGL SOUTH OF THE MARYSVILLE AIRPORT (MYV). DURING THIS MANEUVERING THE ENGINE QUIT. THEY WERE ABLE TO MAKE A SUCCESSFUL EMERGENCY LANDING IN A PASTURE APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES SOUTH OF THE MARYSVILLE AIRPORT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR PROPERTY. AFTER THE LANDING THE PILOT EVALUATED THE SITUATION AND FOUND THEY HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL. WHEN QUESTIONED ABOUT THE EVENT MR. DANIELS STATED HE HAD FUELLED THE AIRCRAFT TWO WEEKS BEFORE THIS FLIGHT AND HAD HAD TWO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHTS BEFORE THIS FLIGHT. ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT HE SAID HE ONLY CHECKED ONE FUEL TANK AND FELT HE HAD ADEQUATE FUEL BEFORE DEPARTING LODI AIRPORT TO PICK UP HIS INSTRUCTOR AT MCCALLEN(MCC) . THE AIRCRAFT WAS FUELED AND FLOWN OUT OF THE FIELD A FEW DAYS LATER. MR. TUTTLE STATE HE ESTIMATED THE FUEL ONBOARD BY CALCULATING PUBLISHED FUEL BURN PER HOUR AND PREVIOUS FLIGHT HOURS.