# Accident 20031126036169A: Cessna 172H, Wichita Falls, TX, November 26, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 2003
- Place: Wichita Falls, TX
- Airport: Wichita Valley Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9472° N, 98.6167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9472&lon=-98.6167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8058L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8058L-2005-12-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,025 total, 200 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031126036169A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 FTW04LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA028), Nov 26, 2003: Cessna 172H (N8058L), Wichita Falls, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to an obstruction in the fuel line.

## Other reports on N8058L (1)

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

- [Accident 19830825043929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830825043929A), Aug 25, 1983: Cessna 172H (N8058L), Plano, TX, Substantial damage. Student lost control of aircraft while landing in a crosswind. Left the runway and struck 2 parked aircraft.

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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