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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172G · Okmulgee, OK · May 9, 1996

Date: May 9, 1996 · 16:25 local
Place: Okmulgee, OK
Airport: Okmulgee Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N202EX
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW96LA204
Reported as: Cessna 172G
Reported engine: Continental O300D
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,488 total1,000 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N202EXRegistration cancelled Nov 2, 2000 · Cessna 172GS/N 17253456 Airframe modelCessna 172G

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landed due power loss. Checked by mechanic. No problem. Departed stopped again. Hit tree landing. Worn mag switch. (-23) while enroute from tulsa downtown airpark (5F2) to corsicana, TX (crs), an engine failure occurred and the pilot was vectored to the nearest airport. Pilot was able to restart engine and landed at Okmulgee to have the aircraft checked out. Troubleshooting by both the pilot and a mechanic on the airport failed to detect the cause of the engine failure. Mechanic suspected a problem with the marvel-schebler carburetor but did not have parts available. Pilot elected not to wait an extra day or two for parts to arrive. Departed okm, engine quit again and aircraft wing hit tree while making an emergency landing back at okm.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED DUE POWER LOSS. CHECKED BY MECHANIC. NO PROBLEM. DEPARTED STOPPED AGAIN. HIT TREE LANDING. WORN MAG SWITCH. (-23) WHILE ENROUTE FROM TULSA DOWNTOWN AIRPARK (5F2) TO CORSICANA, TX (CRS), AN ENGINE FAILURE OCCURRED AND THE PILOT WAS VECTORED TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT. PILOT WAS ABLE TO RESTART ENGINE AND LANDED AT OKMULGEE TO HAVE THE AIRCRAFT CHECKED OUT. TROUBLESHOOTING BY BOTH THE PILOT AND A MECHANIC ON THE AIRPORT FAILED TO DETECT THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE. MECHANIC SUSPECTED A PROBLEM WITH THE MARVEL-SCHEBLER CARBURETOR BUT DID NOT HAVE PARTS AVAILABLE. PILOT ELECTED NOT TO WAIT AN EXTRA DAY OR TWO FOR PARTS TO ARRIVE. DEPARTED OKM, ENGINE QUIT AGAIN AND AIRCRAFT WING HIT TREE WHILE MAKING AN EMERGENCY LANDING BACK AT OKM.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW96LA204Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOkmulgee, OKThe pilot's continued operation with known deficiencies in the airplane and the pilot's and maintenance personnel's failure to comply with an airworthiness directive resulting in the malfunctioning of a worn ignition switch. A factor was trees.May 9, 1996 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N202EX · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19971117046849AVan, TX(-23) Pilot stated that after completing an annual inspection, which also including rebuilding the carburetor, he performed a static runup which was satisfactory. After taking off, approx 150 AGL, the engine sputtered. He pumped the throttle twice to regain…Nov 17, 1997 · No damage