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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172 · Indianola, MS · January 4, 2023

Date: January 4, 2023 · 12:00 local
Place: Indianola, MS
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N6883A
Reported as: Cessna 172
Reported engine: Continental 0-300 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total

N6883ARegistered now · Cessna 172S/N 28983 · Built 1956 Airframe modelCessna 172 Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft lost power on approach to Indianola airport (idl) and landed 1/2 mile short of the runway in a freshly plowed/tilled muddy feild (after heavy rains). No damage. No injuries. During the investigation, it was reported by the pilot/mechanic that the fuel vent was clogged with a dirt dobbers nest causing the loss of power. It was also discovered that the pilot did not have a current medical exam.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LOST POWER ON APPROACH TO INDIANOLA AIRPORT (IDL) AND LANDED 1/2 MILE SHORT OF THE RUNWAY IN A FRESHLY PLOWED/TILLED MUDDY FEILD (AFTER HEAVY RAINS). NO DAMAGE. NO INJURIES. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, IT WAS REPORTED BY THE PILOT/MECHANIC THAT THE FUEL VENT WAS CLOGGED WITH A DIRT DOBBERS NEST CAUSING THE LOSS OF POWER. IT WAS ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT MEDICAL EXAM.