# Incident 20151127018799I: Cessna CE-175, Frankfort, KY, November 27, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 2015, 15:05 local time
- Place: Frankfort, KY
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1950° N, 84.8659° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Frankfort, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1950&lon=-84.8659&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6793E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6793E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175A (registry code 2072504, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA CE-175
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR GO
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151127018799I

## Narrative

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

DURING DESCENT INTO FFT, THE PILOT INITIATED A LEVEL OFF AT 2500 FEET AND ADDED POWER.  THE ENGINE ONLY PRODUCED PARTIAL POWER.  RATHER THAN  RISK A POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE OVER THE CITY, THE PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A FIELD.

AT 500-700 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND ON SHORT FINAL TO THE EMERGENCY LANDING FIELD THE ENGINE FAILED.  THE PILOT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR INJURY TO HIMSELF OR HIS PASSENGER.

## Other reports on N6793E (1)

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

- [Incident 20060729019719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060729019719I), Jul 29, 2006: Cessna 175A (N6793E), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. (-23) On 07/29/06, at 1526Z, N6793E, a CE-175-A blew a cylinder at 4,500 feet five miles southeast of mt. Comfort, Indiana (mqj), causing the loss of oil…

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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