# Accident 19990728010029A: Cessna R172K, Pontotoc, MS, July 28, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1999, 06:10 local time
- Place: Pontotoc, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2406° N, 89.0000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2406&lon=-89.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1092V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1092V-2013-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT IO360K
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 377 total, 375 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990728010029A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CALLED MEMPHIS CENTER AND ADVISED THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING POWER LOSS AND WOULD ATTEMPT TO LAND IN A FIELD, RADAR CONTACT AND TWO-WAY RADIO LOST SHORTLY THEREAFTER, 1 MINOR INJURY. (.19) ON JULY 28, 1999, ABOUT 0610 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA R172K, N1092V, REGISTERED TO AN INDIVIDUAL, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING NEAR PONTOTOC, MISSISSIPPI.  THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) PREVAILED IN THE VICINITY, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED.  THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE 14 CFR PART 91.  THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME AND WAS EN ROUTE TO MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE. ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE PROPELLER STOPPED.  THE PILOT ELECTED TO ATTEMPT A LANDING IN A CORN FIELD, AND AT TOUCHDOWN THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.  EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE AIRPLANE'S FUEL TANKS.  THE ENGINE WILL BE EXAMINED AT A LATER DATE AFTER THE WRECKAGE IS REMOVED FROM THE CRASH SITE.                                                                                              (.4)ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT REPORTED THERE WAS A '...SUDDEN CHANGE [IN] ENGINE RPM GAGE. NOTICEABLY [SIC] LOSS OF POWER.'  HE INFORMED ATC OF THE PROBLEM AND HAD REACHED AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 2,300 MEAN SEA LEVEL.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A FORCED LANDING IN A CORNFIELD.  UPON LANDING THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER AND STOPPED UPSIDE DOWN. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE AIRPLANE'S FUEL TANKS.  EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE OIL PUMP DRIVE GEAR WAS FOUND SHEARED, CAUSING OIL STARVATION TO THE ENGINE WHICH RESULTED IN A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER.

## 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 MIA99LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA205), Jul 28, 1999: Cessna R172K (N1092V), Pontotoc, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: a complete loss of engine power due to the failure of the oil pressure pump, resulting in oil starvation, a forced landing and subsequent nose over.

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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