# Incident 19970322008929I: Cessna 172F, Murray, NE, March 22, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1997, 09:17 local time
- Place: Murray, NE
- Airport: Nolte Farms Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9328° N, 95.9999° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NOLTE FARMS (NE82), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9328&lon=-95.9999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5204F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5204F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,025 total, 2 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970322008929I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Accident 20031015026629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031015026629A), Oct 15, 2003: Cessna 172F (N5204F), Columbus, NE, Substantial damage. (-23) Student was on a cross country flight from the lemay flight training center, offutt afb (off), omaha, NE, to the Columbus Municipal Airport (olu)…
- [Incident 20000501016329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000501016329I), May 1, 2000: Cessna 172F (N5204F), Brooklyn, IA, Minor damage. (-23)During cruise flight #1 cylinder separated from the engine. Aircraft lost power and was unable to maintain altitude. Pilot declared an emergency and was…

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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