# Accident 20020201014329A: Cessna R172E, Riverranch, FL, February 1, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2002, 13:22 local time
- Place: Riverranch, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7400° N, 81.1000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7400&lon=-81.1000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7878N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7878N-2002-07-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172E (registry code 2072413, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020201014329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N7878N DEPARTED SEBRING AIRPORT WITH THE STUDENT FLYING A VFR CROSS-COUNTRY TO PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE AT 2000'. AT ABOUT 20 MINUTES INTO THE FLIHGT THE PILOTS NOTICED OIL ON THE WINDSCREEN. SECONDS LATER THE ENGINE LOST POWER (REASON FOR POWER LOSS WAS NEVER DETERMINED BY NTSB "UNKNOWN") AND THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER. AFTER SEVERAL RADIO CALLS THE INSTRUCTOR DECIDED TO LAND IN THE OPEN FIELD BEHIND THE AIRCRAFT. FROM AN ALTITUDE OF 1200' AND A GLIDE SPEED OF 85 MPH HE MADE TWO 90-ANGLE RIGHT TURNS AND LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD. HE MAINTAINED 85 MPH UNTIL THE FLARE. ON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OUT ABOUT 400' HIT A BERM LAUNCHED BACK INTO THE AIR AND TRAVEL 65' WHERE IT IMPACTED ANOTHER BRIM AND THE NOSE WHEEL WAS TORN OFF. THE AIRCRAFT THEN WENT AIRBORNE AGAIN FOR ANOTHER 5' AND LANDED ON THE NOSE WHERE IT DUG A TRENCH 6" DEEP. TOTAL DISTANCE FROM HITTING THE FIRST BRIM UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WAS 108'.

## 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 MIA02LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA057), Feb 1, 2002: Cessna R172E (N7878N), River Ranch, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The reported loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons. Contributing factors in the accident were an improper flap setting, excessive landing speed, and terrain consisting of berms.

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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