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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172E · Burlington, KS · March 13, 2011

Date
March 13, 2011 · 15:40 local
Place
Burlington, KS
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3001U
Reported as
Cessna 172E
Reported engine
Continental 0-300 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
439 total300 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot departed lhx in VMC and activated IFR flight plan to K88. Approching K88 flight diverted to ukl for weather. After sighting ukl, pilot cancelled IFR and proceeded VFR. 6 miles south of ukl at 3000 MSL, the engine lost power. Pilot turned east and maneuvered to land in a field in a southwesterly direction. Aircraft came to rest against a fence, causing minor damage to the propeller.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED LHX IN VMC AND ACTIVATED IFR FLIGHT PLAN TO K88. APPROCHING K88 FLIGHT DIVERTED TO UKL FOR WEATHER. AFTER SIGHTING UKL, PILOT CANCELLED IFR AND PROCEEDED VFR. 6 MILES SOUTH OF UKL AT 3000 MSL, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. PILOT TURNED EAST AND MANEUVERED TO LAND IN A FIELD IN A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AGAINST A FENCE, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER.