# Incident 19960419019699I: Cessna 172M, Panama City, FL, April 19, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1996, 13:55 local time
- Place: Panama City, FL
- Airport: Panama City-Bay County
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2121° N, 85.6828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Panama City-Bay Co International Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2121&lon=-85.6828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9893Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9893Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 560 total, 100 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960419019699I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY 14 AT PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA AIRPORT WITH THREE PASSENGERS ON A HOT DAY AND DURING TAKEOFF AND CLIMB NOTICED A SLOW ACCELERATION AND CLIMB. THE PILOT DECIDED TO DISCONTINUE THE FLIGHT AT AN UNKNOWN ALTITUDE, AND LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT AIRCRAFT DAMAGE OR INJURIES JUST OUTSIDE OF THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY, AND DID REACH FULL POWER ON A RUNUP. NO APPARENT AIRCRAFT PROBLEM COULD BE FOUND AFTER CHECKING THE ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT ITS MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT. THE DAY WAS HOT, DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR FOR POOR AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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