# Accident 20021031031159A: Cessna 172N, Porter, TX, October 31, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 2002, 18:20 local time
- Place: Porter, TX
- Airport: Williams Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2025° N, 95.3194° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2025&lon=-95.3194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1317E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1317E) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021031031159A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON OCTOBER 31, 2002, AT 1820 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172N SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N1317E, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED WIRES AND TERRAIN DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE WILLIAMS AIRPORT, PORTER, TEXAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO PRELIMINARY INFORMATION, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS GIVING THE PRIVATE PILOT A BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW. THE PILOT DEMONSTRATED A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF, AND WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 500 FEET AGL, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SIMULATED AN ENGINE FAILURE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT; HOWEVER, HE REALIZED THAT HE WOULD BE UNABLE TO GLIDE TO THE FIELD. THE PILOT THEN APPLIED FULL THROTTLE TO INITIATE A GO-AROUND; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ENGINE LOST TOTAL POWER, AND A FORCED LANDING WAS EXECUTED TO A SOCCER FIELD 3/4 MILE FROM THE WILLIAMS AIRPORT. DURING THE FORCED LANDING THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED POWER TRANSMISSION WIRES AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A RIGHT WING LOW ATTITUDE. AN FAA INSPECTOR, WHO EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE, REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT WING WAS STRUCTURALLY DAMAGED AND THE ENGINE FIREWALL WAS DAMAGED.(-23) WHILE CONDUCTING A BI-ANNUAL CHECK RIDE AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET AGL, THE EXAMINER STATES THAT THERE WAS A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE. AT THAT TIME THE FUEL WAS CHECKED, SLOWED AIRCRAFT, AND THE COMM WAS ON THE EMERGENCY CHANNEL. SIMULATED ENGINE RESTART. TURNED TOWARDS AIRPORT, BUT COULD MAKE THE AIRPORT. AT THAT TIME THE PILOT TRIED TO REGAIN FULL POWER. THE MIXTURED WAS PULLED INSTEAD OF THROTTLE. THE ENGINE DID NOT RECOVER. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD. A POWER LINE WAS CLIPPED WITH NOSE GEAR AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. THE NOSE GEAR WAS BROKE OFF.

## 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 FTW03LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA040), Oct 31, 2002: Cessna 172N (N1317E), Porter, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for an undetermined reason.

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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