# Incident 20230731013079I: Cessna 172F, Beaufort, SC, July 31, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2023, 23:08 local time
- Place: Beaufort, SC
- Airport: Beaufort Exec
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4122° N, 80.6344° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BEAUFORT EXEC (ARW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4122&lon=-80.6344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8392U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8392U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 315 total, 6 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230731013079I

## Narrative

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

INFORATION BASED ON PILOTS STATEMENT; COMING IN TO LAND AT KARW (BEAUFORT EXECUTIVE) AT AROUND 11:30PM LOCAL SWITCHED FROM APPROACH TO ADVISORY FREQUENCY AT AROUND 2500FT 3-4 MILE STRAIGHT IN RUNWAY 7. STUDENT BEGINS NORMAL LANDING PREPARATION. AROUND 2 MILE FINAL COMPLAINS OF LOSS OF POWER I TAKE CONTROL AND HAVE 1200FT TO THE GROUND. I IMMEDIATELY SWITCH BACK TO APPROACH AND ADVISE WHILE PITCHING FOR BEST GLIDE AND LOOKING FOR POSSIBLE LANDING SPOTS. I THEN RECYCLE THE ENGINE ADD CARB HEAT AND CYCLE FUEL TANK. AFTER 3 UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS ENGINE COMPLETELY STOPS PROP STOPS SPINNING 800FT. I NOW INFORM ATC I WILL NOT MAKE IT TO THE RUNWAY AND DECIDE TO PUT IT ON LADY’S ISLAND DRIVE AS THERE WERE NO VISIBLE FEILDS WITHIN RANGE. SOFT LANDING ON THE ROAD WITH NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES. BOTH ME AND THE STUDENT NOW SHUT DOWN THE PLANE AND GET OUT. WE CHECK FUEL AND FOR ANYTHING THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM. WE FOUND THE LEFT FUEL TANK TO BE EMPTY AND THE RIGHT TO BE ALMOST FULL, EVEN THOUGH WE WERE USING BOTH TANKS THE ENTIRE TIME. POLICE AND FIRE FIGHTERS ARRIVE TO FIND US OKAY JUST A LITTLE SHAKEN UP.

WE GIVE OUR INFORMATION AND REPORT OF WHAT HAPPENED THEN WE’RE ALLOWED TO LEAVE AFTER TOW OWNER ARRIVED.

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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