# Incident 20240723008079I: Cessna 172N, Hardin, IL, July 23, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2024, 09:00 local time
- Place: Hardin, IL
- Airport: St Charles County Smartt
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1590° N, 90.6231° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hardin, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1590&lon=-90.6231&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737HD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N737HD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-H2AD (registry code 42131, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-h2ad) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240723008079I

## Narrative

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

DURING FLIGHT THE PILOT MOVED THE FUEL TANK SELECTOR VALVE FROM THE BOTH FUEL TANKS POSITION TO THE LEFT-HAND FUEL TANK POSITION. ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER THE PILOT MOVED THE FUEL TANK SELECTOR VALVE THE ENGINE QUITE RUNNING AND STARTED WINDMILLING. THE PILOT IMMEDIATLY PERFORMED THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST WITHOUT SUCCESS OF FIXING THE ISSUE AND THEN PROCEEDED TO MOVE THE FUEL TANK SELECTOR VALVE BACK TO THE BOTH FUEL TANKS POSITION WHICH ALSO HAD NO SUCCESS OF FIXING THE ISSUE. THE PILOT THEN DECIDED THAT THE AIRCRAFT NEEDED TO BE LANDED DUE TO THE REMAINING ALTITUDE AND THE PILOT FOUND A SOYBEAN FIELD TO LAND IN AND SUCCESFULLY LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES TO HIMSELF OR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

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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