- Date
- November 6, 1995, 12:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place
- South Brunswick, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N29676Cessna 177
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1996
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19951106048559A
- Case key
- 39132
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Probable cause
loss of engine power for an undetermined reason.
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
During cruise flight at 2000 feet, the engine lost power. The pilot reported that he applied carburetor heat, but nothing happened. He said he pumped the throttle to get the engine to run, but it wasn't running properly. He also reported that during a forced landing, the airplane encountered a drainage ditch, the nose gear collapsed, and the propeller and left wing struck the ground. No fuel was found in the fuel lines and gascolator, and only a residual amount of fuel was found in the fuel tanks; however, a fuel line had ruptured, and the amount of fuel that had drained from the fuel system was not verified.
Factual narrative
On November 6, 1995, about 1245 eastern standard time, a Cessna 177, N29676, was substantially damaged during a forced landing near South Brunswick, New Jersey. The private pilot and one passenger were not injured and visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The personal flight departed Old Bridge, New Jersey, destined for Blairstown, New Jersey, and was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
In the NTSB form 6120.1/2, the pilot stated:
...I reached cruise altitude of 2000 feet. About that time the engine began to run roughly. The engine stopped running and I landed in an open field. The field was soft....The incline down caused the nosewheel to collapse. Then the propeller struck the ground along with the left wingtip. At impact a fuel line had ruptured which caused most of my fuel to leak into the ground.
Postaccident examination by the FAA Inspector revealed no discrepancies with the airframe or engine. Additionally, there was no fuel in the fuel lines, and the fuel gascolator was dry. There was a residual amount of fuel found in the fuel tanks.
Additionally, the owner of the property stated that there was approximately one gallon of residual fuel on the ground, therefore no environmental protection agency clean up was conducted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N29676
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17701020
- Airframe hours
- 1,752
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- David J. Allen
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 6, 1995 · 24 hours before
- Departed
- 3N6 · Oldbridge, NJ
- Destination
- 1N7 · Blairstown, NJ
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
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 530 total · 510 in this make and model · 8 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 39 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.