# Incident 20170921016719I: Cessna 172C, Mcbain, MI, September 21, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2017, 15:00 local time
- Place: Mcbain, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1961° N, 85.2154° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McBain, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1961&lon=-85.2154&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1416Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1416Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172C (registry code 2072408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,050 total, 250 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170921016719I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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