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FAA incident report · Cessna 172S · Missoula, MT · May 10, 2011

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Date
May 10, 2011 · 18:20 local
Place
Missoula, MT
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N5332V
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total37 in this make and model
N5332VRegistered now · Cessna 172SS/N 172S9341 · Built 2003Airframe modelCessna 172SEngine modelLycoming IO-360-L2AReciprocating

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What happened

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

On may 10, 2011, an aircraft registered to minuteman aviation with a registration number of 5332V Cessna 172S, s/n 172S9341 made an emergency landing in wheat field in Missoula Montana. There were no injuries and the aircraft did not receive any damage. A visual inspection of the exterior of the aircraft was performed and there were some signs, on the nose strut that something came in contact with it. The right landing gear and right elevator also indicated that something was rubbing on it. Further investigation reveiled that an electrical cable was found near the aircraft. privacy data omitted, The pilot, stated that he departed mso at approximentaly 1800 hrs on may 10, 2011. He stated that he was flying along the south fork of the clark river with 3 passengers. He then stated that while he was flying the aircraft over the river he felt that something was wrong with the aircraft. He said that it felt like something was holding back the aircraft. He then decided to head back to the airport. privacy data omitted Stated the aircraft started to lose airspeed and then he thought that the aircraft would not make it back to the airport. privacy data omitted Saw a field and perfromed an emergency landing. It was determined that the aircraft flew into an electrical cable that was strung across the river

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 10, 2011, AN AIRCRAFT REGISTERED TO MINUTEMAN AVIATION WITH A REGISTRATION NUMBER OF 5332V CESSNA 172S, S/N 172S9341 MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN WHEAT FIELD IN MISSOULA MONTANA. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY DAMAGE. A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE EXTERIOR OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMED AND THERE WERE SOME SIGNS, ON THE NOSE STRUT THAT SOMETHING CAME IN CONTACT WITH IT. THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR AND RIGHT ELEVATOR ALSO INDICATED THAT SOMETHING WAS RUBBING ON IT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEILED THAT AN ELECTRICAL CABLE WAS FOUND NEAR THE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THE PILOT, STATED THAT HE DEPARTED MSO AT APPROXIMENTALY 1800 HRS ON MAY 10, 2011. HE STATED THAT HE WAS FLYING ALONG THE SOUTH FORK OF THE CLARK RIVER WITH 3 PASSENGERS. HE THEN STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT OVER THE RIVER HE FELT THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE AIRCRAFT. HE SAID THAT IT FELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS HOLDING BACK THE AIRCRAFT. HE THEN DECIDED TO HEAD BACK TO THE AIRPORT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO LOSE AIRSPEED AND THEN HE THOUGHT THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT MAKE IT BACK TO THE AIRPORT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAW A FIELD AND PERFROMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING.IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE AIRCRAFT FLEW INTO AN ELECTRICAL CABLE THAT WAS STRUNG ACROSS THE RIVER