# Accident 20001216028789A: Cessna R172E, Syracuse, UT, December 16, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 2000, 12:10 local time
- Place: Syracuse, UT
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0854° N, 112.0717° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Syracuse, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0854&lon=-112.0717&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96024, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96024) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172E (registry code 2072413, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172E
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001216028789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A/C EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS AND EVENTUAL FAILURE. PILOT ESTABLISHED GLIDE FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A PAVED ROAD ON ANTELOPE ISLAND. AFTER ESTABLISHING A GLIDE PATH, THE PILOT NOTICED A PARK RANGER VEHICLE JUST OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AT HIS INTENDED LANDING POINT. HE RE-ESTABLISHED A NEW POINT SOMEWHAT FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD-JUST PRIOR TO A POINT WHERE THE ROAD MADE AN APPROX. 30 DEGREE RIGHT TURN. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE A/C PROCEEDED OFF THE ROAD AND STRUCK A ROCK WHICH TORE OFF THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. THE A/C CONTINUED AHEAD APPROX. 75 YARDS AND STOPPED WITH THE NOSE 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT OF THE ORIGINAL TOUCHDOWN HEADING. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, RIGHT TAIL AND LANDING GEAR.

## 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 DEN01LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA029), Dec 16, 2000: Cessna 172E (N96024), Salt Lake City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing. A factor was a total power loss due to a connecting rod failure.

## Other reports on N96024 (1)

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

- [Incident 19900826049919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900826049919I), Aug 26, 1990: Cessna R172E (N96024), Bruneau, ID. Engine quit. Emergency landing in the desert. Found oil pump drive shaft sheared.

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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