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FAA incident report · Cessna 172H · St. Charles, MO · September 27, 2013

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Date
September 27, 2013 · 12:20 local
Place
St. Charles, MO
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N3878R
Reported as
Cessna 172H
Reported engine
Continental 0-300 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
389 total64 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days
N3878RRegistered now · Cessna 172HS/N 17255378 · Built 1966Airframe modelCessna 172HEngine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On Friday September 27, 2013, pilot and passenger departed from guthrie edmond regional airport , guthrie Oklahoma (kgok) to west lafayette Indiana with an intermediate rest stop at St. Charles county airport St. Charles Missouri 63301. (Kset). This was a personal CFR part 91 flight. After a normal VFR flight for 2 hours and 55 minutes, at approximately 12:21 pm the engine quit running. The pilot looked first for kset airport but was forced to land in an open grooved (plowed) field (approximately 7 NM south south west from kset). The pilot completed a power-off emergency landing to the filed. No emergency was declared. The pilot secured the aircraft systems after landing. There were no injuries. The St. Charles fire department was notified and they responded. The stl FSDO was notified. FAA inspectors responded to the location of the aircraft. After completing the initial onsight investigation, FAA inspectors released the aircraft to be moved via roads to kset for temporary storage until a detailed airworthiness investigation of the aircraft could be conducted. Before the detailed airworthiness investigation could be completed, the government was shut down and all aviation safety inspectors were furloughed. Due to the extended government furlough, the aircraft was returned to Oklahoma city (kpwa), on 10-14-2013, without this portion of the investigation being conducted.

After a review of the maintenance records it was determined the aircraft was within inspection at the time of the incident. This office sent a letter to the registered owner recommending an inspection of the fuel and fuel indicating systems on the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 27, 2013, PILOT AND PASSENGER DEPARTED FROM GUTHRIE EDMOND REGIONAL AIRPORT , GUTHRIE OKLAHOMA (KGOK) TO WEST LAFAYETTE INDIANA WITH AN INTERMEDIATE REST STOP AT ST. CHARLES COUNTY AIRPORT ST. CHARLES MISSOURI 63301. (KSET). THIS WAS A PERSONAL CFR PART 91 FLIGHT. AFTER A NORMAL VFR FLIGHT FOR 2 HOURS AND 55 MINUTES, AT APPROXIMATELY 12:21 PM THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. THE PILOT LOOKED FIRST FOR KSET AIRPORT BUT WAS FORCED TO LAND IN AN OPEN GROOVED (PLOWED) FIELD (APPROXIMATELY 7 NM SOUTH SOUTH WEST FROM KSET). THE PILOT COMPLETED A POWER-OFF EMERGENCY LANDING TO THE FILED. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE PILOT SECURED THE AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS AFTER LANDING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE ST. CHARLES FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY RESPONDED.THE STL FSDO WAS NOTIFIED. FAA INSPECTORS RESPONDED TO THE LOCATION OF THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER COMPLETING THE INITIAL ONSIGHT INVESTIGATION, FAA INSPECTORS RELEASED THE AIRCRAFT TO BE MOVED VIA ROADS TO KSET FOR TEMPORARY STORAGE UNTIL A DETAILED AIRWORTHINESS INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT COULD BE CONDUCTED. BEFORE THE DETAILED AIRWORTHINESS INVESTIGATION COULD BE COMPLETED, THE GOVERNMENT WAS SHUT DOWN AND ALL AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTORS WERE FURLOUGHED. DUE TO THE EXTENDED GOVERNMENT FURLOUGH, THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO OKLAHOMA CITY (KPWA), ON 10-14-2013, WITHOUT THIS PORTION OF THE INVESTIGATION BEING CONDUCTED.

AFTER A REVIEW OF THE MAINTENANCE RECORDS IT WAS DETERMINED THE AIRCRAFT WAS WITHIN INSPECTION AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THIS OFFICE SENT A LETTER TO THE REGISTERED OWNER RECOMMENDING AN INSPECTION OF THE FUEL AND FUEL INDICATING SYSTEMS ON THE AIRCRAFT.