# Accident 20010616019549A: Cessna 172S, Cambridge, NE, June 16, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2001, 10:40 local time
- Place: Cambridge, NE
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3067° N, 100.1619° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3067&lon=-100.1619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N494SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N494SP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010616019549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT 6500 FT, ENGINE LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. PILOT DIVERTED TO CAMBRIDGE, NE, THROUGH USE OF GPS.  PILOT WAS TOO HIGH ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT AND ELECTED TO CONDUCT A 360 DEG TURN TO LOSE ALTITUDE.  PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON RWY 14.  DURING THE LANDING PHASE THE PILOT COULD NOT KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY DUE TO WINDY CONDITIONS (WINDE ESTIMATED AT 15+ MPH @ 300 DEG) AND ADDED POWER AND MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT TO A LANDING IN AN ADJACENT FIELD ACROSS THE ROAD FROM THE AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.  THE OCUPANTS DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES BUT THE AICRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI01LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA173), Jun 16, 2001: Cessna 172S (N494SP), Cambridge, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's high airspeed and improper emergency procedures during the emergency landing. Factors relating to this accident were the fractured engine exhaust valve push rod, the bent intake valve…

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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