# Accident 20020831025069A: Cessna 172N, Lakeside, CA, August 31, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2002, 10:20 local time
- Place: Lakeside, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8558° N, 116.9297° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8558&lon=-116.9297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739ZV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739ZV-2004-04-01) (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 172N
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA269) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020831025069A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON AUGUST 31, 2002, ABOUT 1020 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172, N739ZV, MADE AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING IN LAKESIDE, CALIFORNIA, FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. PLUS ONE FLYING CLUB WAS OPERATING THE RENTAL AIRPLANE AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MONTGOMERY FIELD, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, ABOUT 1000. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AFTER PERFORMING A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE AND DESCENT TO A CHOSEN POINT OF LANDING, HE REAPPLIED THE THROTTLE, RETRACTED THE FLAPS, AND TURNED OFF THE CARBURETOR HEAT DURING THE END OF THE MANEUVER. ENGINE POWER RETURNED ONLY FOR A BRIEF MOMENT. HE ATTEMPTED TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM, BUT REPORTED HE DID NOT HAVE TIME TO SWITCH TANKS AND STILL MAKE THE NEXT POINT OF INTENDED LANDING. HE HAD ALREADY SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE FROM THE "BOTH" POSITION TO THE RIGHT TANK DURING THE SIMULATED POWER FAILURE. THE RIGHT TANK HAD A "FULL" INDICATION ON THE GAUGE. THE MANEUVER STARTED AT 4,000 FEET ABOVEGROUND LEVEL (AGL) AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED THE RECOVERY FROM THE SIMULATION AT 500 FEET AGL. (-23) PILOTS LACK OF PROFICIENCY, AND POOR CHOICE OF OFF AIRPORT LANDING SITE FOR PRACTICE SIMULATED EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 LAX02LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA269), Aug 31, 2002: Cessna 172N (N739ZV), Lakeside, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the engine to respond for undetermined reasons. Also causal was the student's decision to continue the simulated emergency maneuver to an altitude that was insufficient to allow for…

## Other reports on N739ZV (1)

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

- [Accident 19901230056452A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901230056452A), Dec 30, 1990: Cessna 172N (N739ZV), Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. Taxiing on intersecting taxiways was struck at intersection by N3567H on its left entering taxiway and failed yield

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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