# Accident 20010901033069A: Cessna 172M, Sheldon, IA, September 1, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2001
- Place: Sheldon, IA
- Airport: Sheldon Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1705° N, 95.8404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1705&lon=-95.8404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5593E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5593E-2013-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA303) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010901033069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED HE WAS RETURNING FROM DES MOINES, IOWA ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT WITH HIS WIFE WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH OVER CHEROKEE, IOWA. WHEN HE APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT, THE ENGINE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. HE THEN CONTINUED ON TO SHELDON, IOWA FOR LANDING. WHILE CROSSING THE AIRFIELD TO CHECK THE WINDSOCK FOR WIND DIRECTION, THE ENGINE STARTED TO SHAKE. HE STATED HE WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE AIRPORT TO PERFORM A SAFE LANDING SO HE DECIDED TO MAKE A GO-AROUND. AT LESS THAN 800 FEET, THE ENGINE QUIT WHILE IN THE CLIMB FORCING HIM TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT STRAIGHT AHEAD IN A CORNFIELD FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT UPSIDE-DOWN. AFTER RECOVERING THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE CORNFIELD, MIDWEST FLYING SERVICE MECHANIC REMOVED THE COWLING AND PERFORMED AN INSPECTION OF ENGINE AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT. HE FOUND THE NUMBER 2 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE MISSING FROM THE ENGINE CYLINDER.

## 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 CHI01LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA303), Sep 1, 2001: Cessna 172N (N5593E), Sheldon, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the in-flight planning/decision and proper touchdown point not attained by the pilot. Contributing factors were the ingested exhaust valve and lack of experience of the pilot.

## Other reports on N5593E (2)

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

- [Accident 19980226023659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980226023659A), Feb 26, 1998: Cessna 172N (N5593E), Rutland, VT, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel landed short of destination rut. Clipped tree tops. Landed in brush. Folded nosed gear. Headwinds. (-23) aircraft departed lanaster, pa with…
- [Accident 19800106003489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800106003489A), Jan 6, 1980: Cessna 172N (N5593E), Reading, PA, Substantial damage. Landed long and fast, porpoised, ran off end runway over embankment.

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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