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FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Miami, FL · February 8, 2018

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Date
February 8, 2018 · 01:50 local
Place
Miami, FL
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9562H
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
179 total179 in this make and model71 in the last 90 days
N9562HRegistered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17266230 · Built 1975Airframe 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.

On February 7, 2018, the pilot of aircraft N9562H requested and received ten gallons of fuel, performed his preflight and departed from northeast Florida regional airport (ksgj) at approximately 22:00, on a flight plan scheduled to arrive at Miami executive airport (ktmb). En route, the pilot discovered both fuel gauges fluctuating side to sides and finally stopping at zero after passing palm beach international airport (kbit). The pilot maintained an altitude of 6,500 feet in case he lost his engine until the start of his descent to 2,000 feet; making his descent with carburetor heat on. On five-mile final approach, he reduced power and applied ten degrees of flaps; at three-mile final, still high, he reduced power to idle and extended twenty degrees of flaps. Upon reducing power, he noticed the engine was shutting down; he applied more power without results, and then turned off the carburetor heat, which made no difference, the engine failed.

The aircraft landed in a field and came to rest approximately one half mile short of runway 9R. The aircraft nose landing gear attachment brace to the firewall, shifted back causing firewall damage.

As the FAA filed it

ON FEBRUARY 7, 2018, THE PILOT OF AIRCRAFT N9562H REQUESTED AND RECEIVED TEN GALLONS OF FUEL, PERFORMED HIS PREFLIGHT AND DEPARTED FROM NORTHEAST FLORIDA REGIONAL AIRPORT (KSGJ) AT APPROXIMATELY 22:00, ON A FLIGHT PLAN SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE AT MIAMI EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KTMB). EN ROUTE, THE PILOT DISCOVERED BOTH FUEL GAUGES FLUCTUATING SIDE TO SIDES AND FINALLY STOPPING AT ZERO AFTER PASSING PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KBIT). THE PILOT MAINTAINED AN ALTITUDE OF 6,500 FEET IN CASE HE LOST HIS ENGINE UNTIL THE START OF HIS DESCENT TO 2,000 FEET; MAKING HIS DESCENT WITH CARBURETOR HEAT ON. ON FIVE-MILE FINAL APPROACH, HE REDUCED POWER AND APPLIED TEN DEGREES OF FLAPS; AT THREE-MILE FINAL, STILL HIGH, HE REDUCED POWER TO IDLE AND EXTENDED TWENTY DEGREES OF FLAPS. UPON REDUCING POWER, HE NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS SHUTTING DOWN; HE APPLIED MORE POWER WITHOUT RESULTS, AND THEN TURNED OFF THE CARBURETOR HEAT, WHICH MADE NO DIFFERENCE, THE ENGINE FAILED.

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY 9R. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE LANDING GEAR ATTACHMENT BRACE TO THE FIREWALL, SHIFTED BACK CAUSING FIREWALL DAMAGE.