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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172K · Winfield, PA · February 3, 2003

Date: February 3, 2003 · 15:00 local
Place: Winfield, PA
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N79224
Reported as: Cessna 172K
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,334 total750 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N79224Registered now · Cessna 172KS/N 17257976 Airframe modelCessna 172K Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) A few minutes following departure from penn valley airport (seg) the pilot suspected his aircraft's engine had developed carburetor ice. The pilot decided to make a precautionary landing on a grass airfield owned by the pilot. The pilot stated that he made his approach too high and fast (70-75 mph). He set his flaps at 12 degrees, touched down, bounced, and preceded approximately 450' from touchdown past the runway over a cornfield and struck his neighbor's barn with the spinner of subject aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A FEW MINUTES FOLLOWING DEPARTURE FROM PENN VALLEY AIRPORT (SEG) THE PILOT SUSPECTED HIS AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE HAD DEVELOPED CARBURETOR ICE. THE PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A GRASS AIRFIELD OWNED BY THE PILOT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE MADE HIS APPROACH TOO HIGH AND FAST (70-75 MPH). HE SET HIS FLAPS AT 12 DEGREES, TOUCHED DOWN, BOUNCED, AND PRECEDED APPROXIMATELY 450' FROM TOUCHDOWN PAST THE RUNWAY OVER A CORNFIELD AND STRUCK HIS NEIGHBOR'S BARN WITH THE SPINNER OF SUBJECT AIRCRAFT.