# Incident 19960603027009I: Cessna 172N, St Paul, MN, June 3, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1996, 11:30 local time
- Place: St Paul, MN
- Airport: St Paul Downtown Holman Fld
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9346° N, 93.0604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ST PAUL DOWNTOWN HOLMAN FLD (STP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9346&lon=-93.0604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4675G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 81 total, 31 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960603027009I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ENG PWR DURING TAKEOFF, RETURNED TO AIRPORT WITH LOW POWER. UPON LANDING THE RIGHT WING WAS LOW,AND NOSE LOW. PROP STRUCK RUNWAY. ACFT LANDED SAFELY WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. RECOMMEND CFI GIVE STUDENT FURTHER INSTRUCTION ON TAKEOFF & LANDING PROCEDURES AND ENGINE THROTTLE MANAGEMENT (SEE #4 BELOW) PILOT REPORTED ROUGH MAGNETO PRIOR TO 1ST FLIGHT OF DAY BUT CLEARED AFTER RECHECKING OR TESTING PRIOR TO 1ST FLIGHT. 4. INVESTIGATION OF PILOT PROCEDURES @ TAKE OFF & LANDING TO INCLUDE THROTTLE MANAGEMENT. 3. INVESTIGATION OF RIGHT MAGNETO FOR PROPER OPERATION. 3. ACFT FLT MANUAL PROCEDURES DO NOT GIVE SPECIFIC PROCEDURES FOR MAGNETO RPM DROPS OR LIMITATIONS THAT WOULD DIRECT THE PILOT TO RETURN THE ACFT TO MAINTENANCE. DATE: 6-11-96 ACFT WAS TEST FLOWN ON 6-18-96 AFTER INSPECTION OF ENGINE AND INSTALLATION OF NEW PROPELLER. CFI EXPERIENCED SAME DIFFICULTY AS PREVIOUS STUDENT PILOT. ENGINE WAS REMOVED FOR TEARDOWN AND SENT TO BULDOCK AVIATION BY WINGS INC. ENGINE #3 CYLINDER SCORED, EXHAUST CAM LOBE WORN BEYOND LIMITS, AND EXHAUST LIFTER WORN BEYOND LIMITS. FRETTING NOTED AT CASE HALVE MATING SURFACES AT BEARINGS JOURNAL. 3. PENDING M OR D REPORT FROM TEAR DOWN FACILITY.

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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