# Incident 20140624013239I: Cessna 172P, Waipahu, HI, June 24, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2014, 18:45 local time
- Place: Waipahu, HI
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.3849° N, 158.0110° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waipahu, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3849&lon=-158.0110&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66540, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66540) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,073 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140624013239I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CONDUCTING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  THE FLIGHT WAS PLANNED TO BE A 2 HOUR LESSON WITH LANDINGS AT JRF AND MANEUVERS IN THE SOUTH PRACTICE AREA ON THE ISLAND OF OAHU.  FUEL ON BOARD WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 10 GALLONS A SIDE BY VISUALLY INSPECTING THE FUEL TANKS AND INSERTING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INDEX FINGER INTO THE FUEL TANKS.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THE TIP OF HIS FINGER BARELY TOUCHED THE FUEL.  THE AIRCRAFT HAS A BURN RATE OF 7-8 GALLONS AN HOUR.  1.7 HOURS INTO THE FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND AN EMERGENCY OFF AIRPORT LANDING WAS MADE IN A FARM FIELD.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF WP-13 ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AN HOUR AFTER THE LANDING AND INSPECTED THE FUEL TANKS AND FUEL STRAINERS.  ALL WERE EMPTY.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY AN A & P MECHANIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WHO FOUND THE AIRPLANE TO BE AIRWORTHY.  THE AIRPLANE WAS FLOWN OUT OF THE FIELD AND BACK TO HNL 2 DAYS LATER.  THE CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING.

## Other reports on N66540 (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20120126002369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120126002369A), Jan 26, 2012: Cessna 172P (N66540), Honolulu, HI, Substantial damage. While attempting to land on runway 4L aircraft impacted hard and bounced. On second bounce pilot was instructed by tower to go around. As the pilot attempted…
- [Incident 20020222001929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020222001929I), Feb 22, 2002: Cessna 172P (N66540), Honolulu, HI. (-23) PIC was landing on 4L at Honolulu airport, HI. During landing roll-out, the airplane's left wheel brake locked. The airplane skidded to the left. The PIC…
- [Incident 19900513028699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900513028699I), May 13, 1990: Cessna 172P (N66540), Jackson, CA, Minor damage. Lost directional control on landing rollout. Veered off runway.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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