# Incident 20001212028289I: Cessna 172S, St Cloud, MN, December 12, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 2000, 12:30 local time
- Place: St Cloud, MN
- Airport: St Cloud Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5501° N, 94.1708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5501&lon=-94.1708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N582SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N582SP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 250 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01IA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01IA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001212028289I

## Narrative

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

(-23)DURING DEPARTURE FROM THE SAINT CLOUD REGIONAL AIRPORT (STC), THE A/C EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE PROPELLER. THE PROPELLER FAILED APPROX. 14 INCHES FROM THE CENTER OF THE HUB. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. PROPELLER FORWARDED TO NTSB LAB IN WASHINGTON DC FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS.

## 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 CHI01IA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01IA047), Dec 12, 2000: Cessna 172S (N582SP), St. Cloud, MN, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: the fatigue failure of the propeller blade during the initial takeoff climb. The failure was a result of a material defect, which occurred during the manufacturing process and the manufacturers…

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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