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| NTSB Identification: NYC00LA024. The docket is stored in the (offline) NTSB Imaging System. |
| Accident occurred Thursday, October 07, 1999 at FRANKFORT, KY |
| Aircraft: Cessna 177, registration: N29362 |
| Injuries: 3 Uninjured |
| Event: 20001212X20043 Status: Final Report Approved On Thursday, November 30, 2000 |
| NTSB Preliminary Narrative (6120.19A) |
| 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. |
| NTSB Final Narrative (6120.4) |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| NTSB Probable Cause Narrative |
| A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons |
| Occurrences and Sequence of Events |
| Occurrence: 1, LOSS OF ENGINE POWER |
| Phase of Operation: APPROACH |
| Sequence of Events for Occurrence Number: 1 |
| 1 ( Cause ) REASON FOR OCCURRENCE UNDETERMINED / / |
| Occurrence: 2, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED |
| Phase of Operation: LANDING |
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