# Accident 20030903023109A: Cessna 172P, Milton, FL, September 3, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2003, 13:40 local time
- Place: Milton, FL
- Airport: Santa Rosa Nolf / Tacan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.9017° N, 87.1186° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9017&lon=-87.1186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52615, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52615-2010-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,952 total, 172 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03TA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03TA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030903023109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2003, APPROXIMATELY 1340 EST, A CESSNA 172P, N52615, OPERATED AS A PUBLIC AIRCRAFT BY THE SANTA ROSA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, IMPACTED WITH TREES IN JAY, FLORIDA. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED MILTON PRINCE AIRPORT, FLORIDA APPROXIMATELY 0950L. THE PILOT PROCEEDED WITH HEADING 310 FOR AN AIRSTRIP J22 (JAY FL) TO PICK UP A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. DEPARTED J22 AT APPROXIMATELY 1230L HEADING NORTH 012 TO 020 DEGREES. THE PILOT MADE A LEFT BANK TURN AT 500-600 MSL, WITH FLAPS AT 10 TO 20 DEGREES INPUT WHEN THE AIRPLANE BUFFETED A LITTLE BEFORE LEVELING, HE POSITION POWER LEVEL TO FULL POWER WHILE CRUISING AT 55 TO 58 KNOTS AND APPROXIMATELY 200O RPM, AND THE AIRPLANE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED APPROXIMATELY 40 FT. INTO HIGH TREES AND THE ENERGY PATH THROUGH THE TREES WAS APPROXIMATELY 240 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE ON A SOUTHERLY HEADING AT 218 FT. MSL. FACTS: 1). PILOT STATED THAT THE RIGHT FUEL QUANTITY GAGE HAD BEEN INOPERATIVE SOME TIME. 2). BOTH WINGS WERE INTACT AND ALL FITTING WERE ATTACHED WITH GOOD CONTINUITY THROUGH TUBING. 3). DRAINED 1.5 GALLON OF FUEL IN LEFT TANK AND ZERO QUANTITY FROM RIGHT. 4). ENGINECONTINUITY CHECKED OKAY.

## 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 MIA03TA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03TA175), Sep 3, 2003: Cessna 172P (N52615), Jay, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: **This case was modified on 2/18/2016. Refer to the public docket for this accident to view the changes.** Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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