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FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Sedalia, MO · September 30, 2014

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Date
September 30, 2014 · 05:45 local
Place
Sedalia, MO
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N5201Q
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
80 total64 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days
N5201QRegistered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17261770 · Built 1973Airframe modelCessna 172MEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot was on a cross-country flight from franklin, KY to warsaw, MO for fuel. The runway lights at warsaw would not turn on and the pilot deviated to Sedalia. He saw construction equipment on runway 18-36, which was closed via NOTAM, but was concerned with his fuel state, so he circled the airport and then made a shortfield landing as to avoid any equipment. The pilot got fuel and subsequently departed on another runway which was open.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM FRANKLIN, KY TO WARSAW, MO FOR FUEL. THE RUNWAY LIGHTS AT WARSAW WOULD NOT TURN ON AND THE PILOT DEVIATED TO SEDALIA. HE SAW CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ON RUNWAY 18-36, WHICH WAS CLOSED VIA NOTAM, BUT WAS CONCERNED WITH HIS FUEL STATE, SO HE CIRCLED THE AIRPORT AND THEN MADE A SHORTFIELD LANDING AS TO AVOID ANY EQUIPMENT. THE PILOT GOT FUEL AND SUBSEQUENTLY DEPARTED ON ANOTHER RUNWAY WHICH WAS OPEN.