# Accident 20020126005219A: Cessna 172P, Toabaja, Puerto Rico, January 26, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 2002, 09:37 local time
- Place: Toabaja, Puerto Rico
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.4500° N, 66.2000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4500&lon=-66.2000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99295, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020126005219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JAN. 26, 2002 AROUND 10:05 LOCAL INSPECTOR ISMAEL ORTIZ FROM THE SJU .SO-FSDO-21 WAS ADVISED BY MR. STONE FROM THE NTSB, MIAMI OFFICE, THAT THE ISLA GRANDE AIRPORT CONTROL TOWER RECEIVED AN EMERGENCY CALL FROM N99295 A CE-172 FROM THE LOCAL CHAPTER OF THE CAP THAT HE IS GOING TO PERFORM AN EMERGENCY LANDING ABOUT 5 MILES TO THE WEST OF THE ISLA GRANDE AIRPORT. THE PIC ONE OF THE TWO PERSON ONBOARD CLAIMED THAT HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AFTER WHICH HE LOST AILERON CONTROL. THE A/C WAS LANDED IN AN OPEN FIELD. (SEE ATTACH REPORT). NONE OF THE TWO MAN CREW RECEIVED ANY INJURIES. THE A/C RECEIVED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND THE NOSE STRUT.

## 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 MIA02LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA051), Jan 26, 2002: Cessna 172P (N99295), Levittown, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of maintenance personnel to comply with aircraft manufacturer's inspection procedures, resulting in corrosion and separation of the aileron control cable in flight and the subsequent…

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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