- Date
- July 31, 1982, 10:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Springer, NM
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N30157Cessna 177
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 31, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820731034499A
- Case key
- 72679
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While en route on a flight from gallup, NM to dalhart, TX, the left fuel tank would not feed. The pilot made a precautionary landing on rough, grassy terrain with no damage. An examination revealed that the tab for the left filler cap was broken and the cap was not seated. Due to uneven pressures in the tanks, all of the fuel had been flowing from the right tank. The problem was corrected and the pilot initiated a takeoff. However, the empennage struck a fence during the takeoff, damaging the left elevator. The aircraft was landed in the next field with no further damage. The temperature and elevation were 85 degrees and about 6000 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N30157
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17701086
- Airframe hours
- 1,652
- Engine
- Avco Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James R. Scott
- Registered owner
- James R. Scott
- Departed
- Gallup, NM
- Destination
- Dalhart, TX
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
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 20 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Temperature
- 185 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N30157 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.