# Incident 20230104001539I: Cessna 172, Indianola, MS, January 4, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 2023, 12:00 local time
- Place: Indianola, MS
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4489° N, 90.6438° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianola, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4489&lon=-90.6438&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6883A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6883A) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230104001539I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

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.

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