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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 172F · Murray, NE · March 22, 1997

Date
March 22, 1997 · 09:17 local
Place
Murray, NE
Airport
Nolte Farms Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N5204F
Reported as
Cessna 172F
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,025 total2 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Narrative: aircraft was on training flight at 3800' MSL. PIC reduced power to initiate simulated engine failure. Descent was initiated, checklist completed, and carburetor heat applied. Student selected field for simulated landing area and continued descent to 1100'MSL (approx 500'AGL). Student was told to apply power to initiate go-around. Power was applied but engine did not respond. Landing was accomplished in selected field and approach control was called via radio to advise of difficulty. Maintenance personnel from certificate holder were notified and went to landing area. Aircraft was inspected and no problems were found. Aircraft was flown to offutt afb, NE. Further inspection provided no evidence of malfunction. No damage to aircraft or injuries reported. privacy data omitted This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT WAS ON TRAINING FLIGHT AT 3800' MSL. PIC REDUCED POWER TO INITIATE SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE. DESCENT WAS INITIATED, CHECKLIST COMPLETED, AND CARBURETOR HEAT APPLIED. STUDENT SELECTED FIELD FOR SIMULATED LANDING AREA AND CONTINUED DESCENT TO 1100'MSL (APPROX 500'AGL). STUDENT WAS TOLD TO APPLY POWER TO INITIATE GO-AROUND. POWER WAS APPLIED BUT ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN SELECTED FIELD AND APPROACH CONTROL WAS CALLED VIA RADIO TO ADVISE OF DIFFICULTY. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FROM CERTIFICATE HOLDER WERE NOTIFIED AND WENT TO LANDING AREA. AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO OFFUTT AFB, NE. FURTHER INSPECTION PROVIDED NO EVIDENCE OF MALFUNCTION. NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT OR INJURIES REPORTED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

Other reports on N5204F · 2

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