ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 279991
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| Date: | Monday 4 July 2022 |
| Time: | 19:01 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N12115 |
| MSN: | 17261818 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4324 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Akron/Canton-Fulton International Airport (AKC/KAKR), Akron, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Chambers Airport, PA (45PN) |
| Weltzien Skypark Airport, OH (15G) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On July 4, 2022, about 1901 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172M, N12115, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Akron, Ohio. The pilot and passenger were seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
The pilot fueled the airplane before takeoff on the last leg of the cross-country flight. As he began the descent toward his home airport, the pilot noted that the fuel gauges were indicating lower than he had ever observed them to be. Shortly after he turned to a nearby airport to purchase additional fuel, the engine stopped producing power. During the forced landing, the airplane's landing gear impacted trees, and the airplane descended nose-first to the ground, substantially damaging the fuselage and right wing.
Examination of the wreckage revealed no evidence of fuel in the fuel tanks, fuel lines, or carburetor. No preimpact anomalies or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation were observed. Fuel calculations for the takeoff and cruise portions of the accident flight revealed that between about 2 and 6 gallons of fuel could have remained at the time of the accident; however, these calculations did not account for improper fuel mixture leaning or fuel used during start, taxi, and run-up. Given that the pilot did not lean the mixture during the cross-country flight, it is likely the airplane's fuel supply had been completely exhausted, resulting in the total loss of engine power. Had appropriate preflight fuel planning and inflight fuel monitoring been performed by the pilot, the fuel exhaustion likely would have been prevented.
Probable Cause: The pilots' improper preflight fuel planning and in-flight fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA22LA298
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105424
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N12115
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Images:
Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jul-2022 00:59 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 05-Jul-2022 01:36 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Category] |
| 05-Jul-2022 02:43 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
| 05-Jul-2022 13:23 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Category] |
| 05-Jul-2022 13:26 | johnwg | Updated [Source] |
| 06-Jul-2022 01:28 | johnwg | Updated [Source] |
| 21-Jul-2022 02:34 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 16-Nov-2023 15:31 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 16-Nov-2023 21:18 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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