# NTSB NYC00LA024: Cessna 177, N29362, Frankfort, KY, October 7, 1999 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 7, 1999, 19:45 local (23:45 UTC) - Place: Frankfort, KY - Coordinates: 38.18925, -84.859176 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1893&lon=-84.8592&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 30, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 47746 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC00LA024 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/47746/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA024 ## Probable cause A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power, approach - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause) - Nose gear collapsed, landing ## Analysis On approach to the airport, the engine lost all power, and the pilot performed a forced landing to a field. The pilot stated that the airplane had a Supplemental Type Certificate for automobile gasoline. Before the flight, the pilot added 15 gallons of automobile gasoline to the airplane. He thought he originally purchased the gasoline at an automotive gas station. The pilot believed that the fuel filter became clogged as a result of fuel contamination. Additionally, the airplane's engine had approximately 2,100 hours of operating time since its last remanufacture, about 24 years before the accident date. A FAA Inspector did not find any pre-impact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane. He did observe fuel in both fuel tanks, but did not find any debris in the fuel filter. ## Factual narrative On October 7, 1999, about 1945 Eastern Daylight Time, a Cessna 177, N29362, was substantially damaged during a forced landing at Frankfort, Kentucky. The pilot and two passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The flight departed Willow Island Airpark, Finchville, Kentucky; and was destined for Capital City Airport (FFT), Frankfort, Kentucky. According to the pilot's written statement: "...About 3 or 4 miles west of the Frankfort Airport the engine quit...I landed [in a field] going up hill and the nose gear folded on the way down the other side. The prop had stopped before we landed and wasn't bent. We got out and walked away." During a telephone interview, the pilot stated that the airplane had a Supplemental Type Certificate for automobile gasoline. He added 15 gallons of automobile gasoline to the airplane before the flight. The pilot originally purchased the gasoline at an automobile gas station. He believed the fuel filter became clogged due to fuel contamination. The pilot submitted a National Transportation Safety Board Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report Form. According to the form, the airplane's engine was remanufactured on November 19, 1975. At the time of the accident, it had approximately 2,100 hours of operating time since the date of remanufacture. Examination of the wreckage by a Federal Aviation Administration Inspector did not reveal any pre-impact mechanical malfunctions. The Inspector observed fuel in both fuel tanks. He did not find any debris in the fuel filter. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N29362](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29362), registered now, S/N 17700840, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 177 - Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17700840 - Airframe hours: 4100 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Ben Kennedy - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, October 1, 1998, 100 hours before - Departed: 58KY, FINCHVILLE, KY - Destination: FFT - Airport: FFT, Capital City Airport ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 51; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 13,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 12,000 as pilot in command, 50 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/bright - Wind: 100° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: FFT, 2 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19991007043379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991007043379A), Oct 7, 1999: Cessna 177, Frankfort, KY, Substantial damage. (.4)On approach to the airport, the engine lost all power, and the pilot performed a forced landing to a field. The pilot stated that the airplane had a… From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.