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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172C · Mcbain, MI · September 21, 2017

Date: September 21, 2017 · 15:00 local
Place: Mcbain, MI
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1416Y
Reported as: Cessna 172C
Reported engine: Continental 0-300 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,050 total250 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N1416YRegistered now · Cessna 172CS/N 17249116 · Built 1961 Airframe modelCessna 172C Engine modelContinental 0-300 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 statement - 15-20 minutes after takeoff, the engine quit. First I checked my ipad for nearest airport. When I didn?t find one, I looked ahead and to both sides of the airplane and saw only a swamp. I turned the airplane around and saw a narrow gravel road with no houses on either side. This meant there would be no electrical wires or mail boxes along the road. I aimed the airplane for the road, checked the magnetos, fuel selector, carb heat, and mixture. Nothing I did restarted the engine. I was able to land on the road, but two stop signs on both sides of the road blocked my landing roll.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATEMENT - 15-20 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE QUIT. FIRST I CHECKED MY IPAD FOR NEAREST AIRPORT. WHEN I DIDN?T FIND ONE, I LOOKED AHEAD AND TO BOTH SIDES OF THE AIRPLANE AND SAW ONLY A SWAMP. I TURNED THE AIRPLANE AROUND AND SAW A NARROW GRAVEL ROAD WITH NO HOUSES ON EITHER SIDE. THIS MEANT THERE WOULD BE NO ELECTRICAL WIRES OR MAIL BOXES ALONG THE ROAD. I AIMED THE AIRPLANE FOR THE ROAD, CHECKED THE MAGNETOS, FUEL SELECTOR, CARB HEAT, AND MIXTURE. NOTHING I DID RESTARTED THE ENGINE. I WAS ABLE TO LAND ON THE ROAD, BUT TWO STOP SIGNS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD BLOCKED MY LANDING ROLL.