# Accident 20020228005259A: Cessna 172, Marion, SC, February 28, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2002, 13:15 local time
- Place: Marion, SC
- Airport: Marion County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1991° N, 79.2508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1991&lon=-79.2508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1915V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1915V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 605 total, 230 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020228005259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED AFTER TOUCH AND GO LANDING ENGINE SPUTTERED AND THEN STOPPED. PILOT MADE FORCED LANDING IN A SOFT FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE FROM DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. POST CRASH ENGINE EXAMINATION BY A LICENSED AIRFRAME AND POWERPLANT MECHANIC DISCLOSED NO ABNORMALITIES AND THE ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY AT LOW RPM POWER SETTINGS. POST CRASH EXAMINATION COULD NOT DUPLICATE REPORTED ENGINE MALFUNCTION. (.4) ON FEBRUARY 28, 2002, ABOUT 1315 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172, N1915V, REGISTERED TO, AND OPERATED BY EUPHORIA LIMITED, AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING TAKEOFF FROM MARION, SOUTH CAROLINA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, AND THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED THAT SHE HAD FLOWN TO MARION AIRPORT, AND HAD PERFORMED A FEW TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS, FOLLOWED BY A FULL STOP                                                                         LANDING. SHE STATED THAT AS SHE WAS TAKING OFF TO FLY BACK TO ELIZABETHTOWN, WHILE AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 500 FEET, SHE NOTICED A LARGE DROP IN POWER. SHE SAID THAT WITH FULL POWER APPLIED, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE "SURGED A COUPLE OF TIMES", AND SHE EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING TO AN OPEN FIELD, DURING WHICH THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME. AN FAA CERTIFICATED AIRFRAME AND POWERPLANT MECHANIC, WITH AN INSPECTION AUTHORIZATION RATING, STATED TO THE NTSB THAT HE EXAMINED THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE AND FOUND NO ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRCRAFT'S FUEL, IGNITION AND INDUCTION SYSTEMS. IN ADDITION, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT HE PERFORMED A "TEST RUN" ON THE ENGINE, OPERATING IT TO ABOUT 1,700 RPMS, AND IT FUNCTIONED NORMALLY.

## 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 MIA02LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA064), Feb 28, 2002: Cessna 172 (N1915V), Marion, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during takeoff/initial climb due to undetermined reasons, resulting in a landing on unsuitable terrain.

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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