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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 172C · Wichita, KS · October 20, 2023

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Date
October 20, 2023 · 06:57 local
Place
Wichita, KS
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1413Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN24LA019
Reported as
Cessna 172C
Reported engine
Continental 0-300 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
288 total110 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N1413YRegistered now · Cessna 172CS/N 17249113 · Built 1961Airframe modelCessna 172CEngine 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.

The private pilot departed from york municipal airport (kjyr) after recieving 28.3 gallons of fuel. Flew for 3 hours and 43 minutes, making stops at omaha eppley airfield (koma), york municipal airport (kjyr) and kaao. Departing colonel james jabara airport at approximately 18:45 CST the pilot began decent for runway 19L into ict. During the decent the aircraft started to decrease in RPM output. The pilot pushed in carb heat and full throttle. The aircraft showed an increase in rpms. As the pilot pulled out the checklist the aircraft decrease in performance and once again the throttle was increase. The pilot then calls Wichita approach. Once the engine stopped the pilot followed the emergency checklist. The pilot determined that 19L at ict was too FAR and picked a landing spot closer. The aircraft landed approximately 1.5 nautical miles northeast of the approach end of runway 19 left at Wichita dwight d. eisenhower. Sustaining damage to right wing, fuselage, nose cowling.

Counseling was used to regain compliance see sas activity id:

CE07202401905

As the FAA filed it

THE PRIVATE PILOT DEPARTED FROM YORK MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KJYR) AFTER RECIEVING 28.3 GALLONS OF FUEL. FLEW FOR 3 HOURS AND 43 MINUTES, MAKING STOPS AT OMAHA EPPLEY AIRFIELD (KOMA), YORK MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KJYR) AND KAAO. DEPARTING COLONEL JAMES JABARA AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 18:45 CST THE PILOT BEGAN DECENT FOR RUNWAY 19L INTO ICT. DURING THE DECENT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO DECREASE IN RPM OUTPUT. THE PILOT PUSHED IN CARB HEAT AND FULL THROTTLE. THE AIRCRAFT SHOWED AN INCREASE IN RPMS. AS THE PILOT PULLED OUT THE CHECKLIST THE AIRCRAFT DECREASE IN PERFORMANCE AND ONCE AGAIN THE THROTTLE WAS INCREASE. THE PILOT THEN CALLS WICHITA APPROACH. ONCE THE ENGINE STOPPED THE PILOT FOLLOWED THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST. THE PILOT DETERMINED THAT 19L AT ICT WAS TOO FAR AND PICKED A LANDING SPOT CLOSER. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED APPROXIMATELY 1.5 NAUTICAL MILES NORTHEAST OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 19 LEFT AT WICHITA DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER. SUSTAINING DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING, FUSELAGE, NOSE COWLING.

COUNSELING WAS USED TO REGAIN COMPLIANCE SEE SAS ACTIVITY ID:

CE07202401905

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN24LA019Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportWichita, KSThe pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and fuel planning and improper in-flight decision-making, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Oct 20, 2023 · Substantial damage