# Accident 19970201001089A: Cessna 172E, Waxahachie, TX, February 1, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1997, 17:00 local time
- Place: Waxahachie, TX
- Airport: Obrien Airpark Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4009° N, 96.8490° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4009&lon=-96.8490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5598T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5598T-1999-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970201001089A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF AND CRASHED IN A FIELD. (-23) DURING CLIMB OUT FROM A TOUCH AND GO LANDING, THE INSTRUCTOR INITIATED A SIMULATED "ENGINE OUT" BY RETARDING THE ENGINE THROTTLE. THE STUDENT PILOT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT LEFT TOWARD AN OPEN FIELD. THE INSTRUCTOR ADVANCED THE THROTTLE FORWARD BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SINK. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT TO AVOID A TREE LINE AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE IMPACT POINT WAS LEFT OF THE DEPARTURE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND FIRST WHICH TURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A SKID SIDEWAYS. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR, PROPELLER, AFT FUSELAGE AND THE WINGS WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE PILOTS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW97LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA098), Feb 1, 1997: Cessna 172E (N5598T), Waxahachie, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factors was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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