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FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Sellersburg, IN · August 18, 2012

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Date
August 18, 2012 · 10:47 local
Place
Sellersburg, IN
Airport
Clark Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N9677H
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
107 total75 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

The aircraft operated from Clark Regional Airport (kjvy) to huntingburg airport (khnb), and back to kjvy. On the approach into kjvy the aircraft engine shut down at approxitmately 1500 feet AGL. The pilot could not restart the engine; he tried switching fuel sources with no help. He declared an emergency and landed the aircraft on highway 60 approxitmately 1.5 miles from kjvy. On landing the bottom of the left wing, 2 feet in from the tip scraped the top of an f 150 pickup truck causing paint transfer from the truck to the aircraft. The aircraft was refueled and taxied to the airport via police escort. The aircraft fuel qty system was inspected and found it to be out of calibration. The left wing tip was inspected, no cracks or structual damage found. After the incident during a formal interview on 8/22/12 the pilot informed the FAA that he checked the fuel load and verified the aircraft was low on fuel prior to departure, and recalls the fuel quantity indication reading a half tank in each wing about half way to khnb. The pilot stated he thought he had enough fuel, and only performed a touch and go in khnb.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT OPERATED FROM CLARK REGIONAL AIRPORT (KJVY) TO HUNTINGBURG AIRPORT (KHNB), AND BACK TO KJVY. ON THE APPROACH INTO KJVY THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE SHUT DOWN AT APPROXITMATELY 1500 FEET AGL. THE PILOT COULD NOT RESTART THE ENGINE; HE TRIED SWITCHING FUEL SOURCES WITH NO HELP. HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON HIGHWAY 60 APPROXITMATELY 1.5 MILES FROM KJVY. ON LANDING THE BOTTOM OF THE LEFT WING, 2 FEET IN FROM THE TIP SCRAPED THE TOP OF AN F 150 PICKUP TRUCK CAUSING PAINT TRANSFER FROM THE TRUCK TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REFUELED AND TAXIED TO THE AIRPORT VIA POLICE ESCORT. THE AIRCRAFT FUEL QTY SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND IT TO BE OUT OF CALIBRATION. THE LEFT WING TIP WAS INSPECTED, NO CRACKS OR STRUCTUAL DAMAGE FOUND. AFTER THE INCIDENT DURING A FORMAL INTERVIEW ON 8/22/12 THE PILOT INFORMED THE FAA THAT HE CHECKED THE FUEL LOAD AND VERIFIED THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOW ON FUEL PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, AND RECALLS THE FUEL QUANTITY INDICATION READING A HALF TANK IN EACH WING ABOUT HALF WAY TO KHNB. THE PILOT STATED HE THOUGHT HE HAD ENOUGH FUEL, AND ONLY PERFORMED A TOUCH AND GO IN KHNB.