# Incident 20200226007109I: Cessna 172, Elkins, AR, February 26, 2020 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: February 26, 2020, 20:30 local time - Place: Elkins, AR - Damage: No damage - Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 36.0172° N, 94.0235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkins, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0172&lon=-94.0235&mi=10 - Aircraft: N6487B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6487B) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172 - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER - People aboard: 3 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor - Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200226007109I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. DESCRIPTION OF THE INCIDENT: ON 2/26/2020 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM CROSSETT, AR (KCRT) TO SPRINGDALE, AR (KASG) IN CE-172 (N6487B) WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STARTED SPUTTERING, HE IMMEDIATELY KNEW THAT HE HAD RUN OUT OF GAS. HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON HIGHWAY 16 IN ELKINS, AR AND COASTED INTO A DOLLAR GENERAL PARKING LOT WITHOUT ANY DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER BROUGHT HIM 10 GALLONS OF ETHANOL FREE 87 OCTANE MOGAS TO FILL UP HIS AIRCRAFT. THE POLICE OFFICERS IN THE TOWN BLOCKED OFF A VERY LONG SECTION OF THE HIGHWAY AND AFTER SCOUTING OUT WHERE TO LIFT OFF HE MADE A TAKEOFF AND FLEW SAFELY INTO SPRINGDALE AND LANDED. CAUSAL AND/OR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS; (IF THE ASI DETERMINES THAT ATC ACTIONS OR PROCESSES WERE CONTRIBUTORY TO THE EVENT, THE ASI WILL INCLUDE ?ATC? AND RATIONAL IN BLOCK 18 (THIS INFORMATION IS REVIEWED BY THE ATC QAG)); CAUSAL OR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THAT THIS WAS A ROUND ROBIN TRIP FROM KASG - KCRT - KASG AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT FUELED AT CROSSETT BEFORE THE RETURN FLIGHT. THE PILOT CHECKED THE GAUGES BUT DID NOT STICK THE TANKS TO CONFIRM THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANKS. ALSO, THE HEADWIND FOR THE RETURN TRIP WAS APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHICH WAS ALSO A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SYSTEMIC CORRECTIVE ACTION TO REDUCE RISK OF FUTURE OCCURRENCE; AIRMAN STATED THAT HE WAS GOING TO FUEL UP EVERYTIME HE LANDS SOMEWHERE BECAUSE HE DOES NOT WANT A SITUATION LIKE THIS TO HAPPEN AGAIN. HE ALSO STATED THAT PHYSICALLY CHECKING THE FUEL LEVEL IS A MUST. ACTION(S) TAKEN TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND PREVENT REOCCURRENCE; REMEDIAL TRAINING PTRS RECORD TRANSMITTAL ID NUMBER(S) ASSOCIATED WITH THE EVENT; AND 1712 (INCIDENT INVESTIGATION) ? SW11202001300 1749 (REMEDIAL TRAINING) - SW11202001301 COMMENTS, TO CAPTURE INFORMATION NOT ALREADY INCLUDED IN THE FORM. NONE 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.