# Accident 19991028030739A: Cessna 172G, Itta Bena, MS, October 28, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: October 28, 1999, 11:00 local time - Place: Itta Bena, MS - Airport: Murphey Flying Svc Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 33.4909° N, 90.3203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4909&lon=-90.3203&mi=10 - Aircraft: N1171F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1171F) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G - Reported engine: CONT O300D - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 1,228 total, 300 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA015) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991028030739A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON OCTOBER 29, 1999, ABOUT 1100 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 152, N1171F, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, IMPACTED WITH THE GROUND DURING A FORCED LANDING NEAR ITTA BENA, MISSISSIPPI. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED FROM THE LEXINGTON, MISSISSIPPI AIRPORT, EN ROUTE TO LAKEVIEW, ARKANSAS, AT AN UNKNOWN TIME. ACCORDING TO THE FAA, THE PILOT SAID HE WAS AT AN ALTITUDE OF 6,500 FEET WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. THE PILOT APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT, BUT THE PROBLEM DID NOT CLEAR. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IN A PLOWED FIELD AND THE NOSE GEAR SEPARATED AT TOUCHDOWN AT TOUCHDOWN. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRFRAME AND ENGINE DID NOT REVEAL ANY DISCREPANCIES. (-23)PILOT STATED HE WAS CRUISING AT 6,500 MSL, ENGINE STARTED LOOSING POWER. APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT SEEMED LIKE IT WOULD HELP BUT DIDN'T. PROPELLER WIND MILLED TO TOUCH DOWN. A/C TOUCHED DOWN APPROX. 100 FEET SHORT OF A N/S RUNWAY (AG STRIP) HEADING SOUTH. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND SHEARED OFF. LOWE R FIRE WALL HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (.4)ON OCTOBER 29, 1999, ABOUT 1100 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172G, N1171F, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, IMPACTED WITH THE GROUND DURING A FORCED LANDING NEAR ITTA BENA, MISSISSIPPI. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED FROM THE LEXINGTON, MISSISSIPPI AIRPORT, EN ROUTE TO LAKEVIEW, ARKANSAS, AT 1030. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S STATEMENT, BEFORE THE FLIGHT HE HAD FUELED "BOTH TANKS WITH AUTOMOTIVE FUEL (87 OCTANE UNLEADED) AND CHECKED [THE] SUMP AND GASCOLATOR...." THE FLIGHT WAS AT AN ALTITUDE OF 6,500 FEET WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, "...THE CLIMB TO CRUISE ALTITUDE WAS NORMAL...LEVELED AND RECHECKED TANK SETTING WAS ON SINGLE TANK (LEFT I THINK) AND THEN CHECKED EGT TO SEE IF LEANED PROPERLY...NOTICED THAT RPM HAD DECREASED FROM 2400 TO 2100 AND APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT. ENGINE BEGAN TO MISS...EXECUTED 180 DEGREE TURN AND ESTABLISHED GLIDE AT 89 MPH AND DETERMINED BEST LANDING SITE WAS...STRIP 5 TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF POINT OF ENGINE PROBLEM...CIRCLED TO DESCEND INTO A LEFT DOWNWIND FOR LANDING ON WEST END OF AIRSTRIP. PILOT APPLIED FLAPS AND MISS JUDGED LANDING. LANDING WAS IN [A] FIELD 75-100 FEET WEST OF [THE] AIRSTRIP WITH THE ROWS. JUST PRIOR TO STOPPING NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF FIREWALL 15 FEET SHORT OF END OF AIRSTRIP. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED INTO DIRT ON TURN ROW AND CAME TO REST NOSE LOW...TERRAIN WAS LEVEL IN AREA (WITH EXCEPTION OF ROWS). THE FIELD ROWS WERE AT 10-15 DEGREE ANGLE TO AIRSTRIP." ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR'S STATEMENT, GROUND MARKS INDICATED THE AIRPLANE HAD APPROACHED THE FIELD FROM THE NORTH TO SOUTH. THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN POINT WAS "BETWEEN 75 AND 100 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY END." THE CARBURETOR WAS FOUND "BROKEN OFF AT THE UPPER MOUNTING FLANGE." THE INSPECTOR'S EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED, "...ENGINE...WAS CLEAN WITH NO SIGNS OF ENGINE DAMAGE EXCEPT THE CARBURETOR BEING BROKEN OFF...THE PROPELLER WAS UNDAMAGED WITH NO SIGN OF IMPACT DAMAGE. THE PROPELLER WAS ROTATED THROUGH AND COMPRESSION...MAG IMPULSE NOTED FOR ALL SIX CYLINDERS. THE GASCOLATOR WAS DRAINED NO CONTAMINATION OR SEDIMENT NOTED...THE GASCOLAOR...SCREEN EXAMINED AND NO CONTAMINATES WERE NOTED AT THE SCREEN OR BOWL, FUEL WAS PRESENT...NO CONTAMINATION WAS NOTED INSIDE THE AIRBOX OR CARBURETOR....UPPER SPARK PLUGS...ALL WERE CLEAN AND DRY AND APPEARED PROPERLY GAPPED. LOWER PLUG WIRES WERE REMOVED MAG SWITCH PLACED IN BOTH THE ENGINE WAS ROTATED AND SPARK CONFIRMED...ALL CYLINDERS HAD COMPRESSION...FUEL CAPS (BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT WERE VENTED) CHECKED OK...ENGINE APPEARED TO HAVE MECHANICAL CONTINUITY, FUEL, SPARK AND COMPRESSION. NO APPARENT REASON FOR POWER LOSS...." ## 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 MIA00LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA015), Oct 28, 1999: Cessna 172G (N1171F), Itta Bena, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons resulting in a forced landing that was short of the intended touchdown point, and the subsequent impact with the ground. ## Other reports on N1171F (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20220728013519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220728013519I), Jul 28, 2022: Cessna 172G (N1171F), Angola, IN, Minor damage. On 07/28/2022 at approximately 2000 EDT, a Cessna 172G, [privacy data omitted] [privacy data omitted] (pending aircraft registry review), experienced power… - [Incident 20030626016599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030626016599I), Jun 26, 2003: Cessna 172G (N1171F), Lexington, KS, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated the aircraft struck the outside row of corn while landing at his Private strip which caused loss of control (ground loop). Acft received… From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. 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