- Date
- February 28, 1992, 17:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Manhattan, KS
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N20044Cessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920228004629A
- Case key
- 15403
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to refuel the airplane. A factor related to the accident was the rough terrain on which the landing was made.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot reported a loss of engine power approximately 7 miles from the destination airport. A forced landing was made during which the nose gear sheared off and the airplane nosed over. Post accident inspection revealed no fuel in the fuel tanks. The airplane was flown 4.9 hours since it was last refueled.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20044
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17260957
- Airframe hours
- 5,256
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Spicer Aircraft
- Registered owner
- Go Leasing Co
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 2, 2000 · 102 hours before
- Departed
- OJC · Olathe, KS
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 108 total · 71 in this make and model · 77 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MHK, 6 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.