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FAA accident report · Cessna 172H · Wichita Falls, TX · November 26, 2003

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Date
November 26, 2003
Place
Wichita Falls, TX
Airport
Wichita Valley Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8058L
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW04LA028
Reported as
Cessna 172H
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,025 total200 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
N8058LRegistration cancelled Dec 14, 2005 · Cessna 172HS/N 17256258 · Built 1967Airframe modelCessna 172HEngine modelContinental 0-300 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) On November 26, 2003 at approximately 1500 central standard time N8058L, a Cessna 172H aircraft, departed Wichita Falls valley airport (F14) on a maintenance test flight with two occupants on board. Shortly after departure the engine lost power and the pilot-in-command, privacy data omitted, attempted a right hand turn to another runway for an emergency landing. The aircraft stalled and struck the ground in a nose low attitude. The nose wheel and engine were torn from the fuselage and the tail section aft of the baggage compartment was torn almost in half with the aircraft coming to rest inverted. Both occupants sustained minor injuries and were hospitalized 24 hours for observation. On-scene investigation of the aircraft revealed the inner lining of the aerquip fuel supply line from the gascolator to the carburetor had been damaged during assembly of the fittings on each end of the hose. This caused a restriction in the hose which would not allow adequate fuel flow to sustain full throttle operation of the engine.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 26, 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME N8058L, A CESSNA 172H AIRCRAFT, DEPARTED WICHITA FALLS VALLEY AIRPORT (F14) ON A MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT WITH TWO OCCUPANTS ON BOARD. SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ATTEMPTED A RIGHT HAND TURN TO ANOTHER RUNWAY FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND STRUCK THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. THE NOSE WHEEL AND ENGINE WERE TORN FROM THE FUSELAGE AND THE TAIL SECTION AFT OF THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT WAS TORN ALMOST IN HALF WITH THE AIRCRAFT COMING TO REST INVERTED. BOTH OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND WERE HOSPITALIZED 24 HOURS FOR OBSERVATION. ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE INNER LINING OF THE AERQUIP FUEL SUPPLY LINE FROM THE GASCOLATOR TO THE CARBURETOR HAD BEEN DAMAGED DURING ASSEMBLY OF THE FITTINGS ON EACH END OF THE HOSE. THIS CAUSED A RESTRICTION IN THE HOSE WHICH WOULD NOT ALLOW ADEQUATE FUEL FLOW TO SUSTAIN FULL THROTTLE OPERATION OF THE ENGINE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW04LA028Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWichita Falls, TXThe loss of engine power due to an obstruction in the fuel line.Nov 26, 2003 · Destroyed

Other reports on N8058L · 1

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

Accident 19830825043929ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Plano, TXStudent lost control of aircraft while landing in a crosswind. Left the runway and struck 2 parked aircraft.Aug 25, 1983 · Substantial damage