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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172L · Birmingham, AL · July 22, 2020

Date: July 22, 2020 · 16:45 local
Place: Birmingham, AL
Airport: Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N7020Q
Reported as: Cessna 172L
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,515 total280 in this make and model232 in the last 90 days

N7020QRegistered now · Cessna 172LS/N 17260320 · Built 1971 Airframe modelCessna 172L Engine 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.

Pilot departed fayetteville, n.c. (fay) enroute to lufkin, TX (lfk) with a planned fuel stop in Birmingham, AL (bhm). Piloted stated that on final approach into (bhm), the airplane engine suddenly stopped without a sputter. Pilot stated that he attempted to restart airplane several times with no success; pilot stated that he declared an emergency with tower and made decision to land on a ridge just southeast of runway (24) off of the airport.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (FAY) ENROUTE TO LUFKIN, TX (LFK) WITH A PLANNED FUEL STOP IN BIRMINGHAM, AL (BHM). PILOTED STATED THAT ON FINAL APPROACH INTO (BHM), THE AIRPLANE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED WITHOUT A SPUTTER. PILOT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART AIRPLANE SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS; PILOT STATED THAT HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH TOWER AND MADE DECISION TO LAND ON A RIDGE JUST SOUTHEAST OF RUNWAY (24) OFF OF THE AIRPORT.