20210130000409I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 162 · Murfreesboro, TN · January 30, 2021

Date
January 30, 2021 · 10:15 local
Place
Murfreesboro, TN
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N162HG
Reported as
Cessna 162
Reported engine
Continental O-200
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
8,500 total4 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 01/30/2021, richard randolph ("ran") powers, jr was acting as the PIC of N162HG when he stated he lost power and made an emergency landing in a field. The PIC stated he pulled the carburetor heat a few minutes prior to the power loss event and it responded as normal. The pilot stated he failed to reengage carburetor heat once power was lost. The pilot stated he attempted to change the position of the throttle after power was lost and it had no effect or change in rpms of the engine. He stated he elected to fly the plane and land in a field as he was only 2,000FT AGL at the time of the event. privacy data omitted Was counseled on checklist procedures. No regulatory violation was found.

As the FAA filed it

ON 01/30/2021, RICHARD RANDOLPH ("RAN") POWERS, JR WAS ACTING AS THE PIC OF N162HG WHEN HE STATED HE LOST POWER AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD. THE PIC STATED HE PULLED THE CARBURETOR HEAT A FEW MINUTES PRIOR TO THE POWER LOSS EVENT AND IT RESPONDED AS NORMAL. THE PILOT STATED HE FAILED TO REENGAGE CARBURETOR HEAT ONCE POWER WAS LOST. THE PILOT STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE POSITION OF THE THROTTLE AFTER POWER WAS LOST AND IT HAD NO EFFECT OR CHANGE IN RPMS OF THE ENGINE. HE STATED HE ELECTED TO FLY THE PLANE AND LAND IN A FIELD AS HE WAS ONLY 2,000FT AGL AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS COUNSELED ON CHECKLIST PROCEDURES. NO REGULATORY VIOLATION WAS FOUND.