# Accident 20050821019679A: Cessna 172R, Springtown, TX, August 21, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2005, 09:30 local time
- Place: Springtown, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ER6S
- Location: 32.9839° N, 97.6169° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9839&lon=-97.6169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93AF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93AF-2017-06-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYC IO360L2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 85 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05CA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050821019679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM FTW TO LBB. AT CRUISE ALTITUDE, 6500 FEET, HE REPORTED THAT HE NOTED THAT OIL PRESSURE DECREASED WHILE OIL TEMPERATURE INCREASED. PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO AIRPORT OF DEPARTURE. ENROUTE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING. PILOT REPORTED THAT HE CLOSED THE MIXTURE BEFORE LANDING AND THE PROP WAS WINDMILLING. THE PROPELLER APPEARED TO HAVE EXPERIENCED A LOW POWER IMPACT. THE PILOT LANDED INTO THE WIND IN A PASTURE WITH 1.5-2.5 FOOT HIGH GRASS. HE ALSO HIT A 3 STRAND WIRE LIVESTOCK FENCE. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. THE FUEL TANKS CONTAINED FUEL. THE ENGINE SHOWED AT LEAST 6 QUARTS OF OIL IN THE TANK. THERE WAS A LIGHT MIST OF OIL ON THE WINDSCREEN. THERE WAS NO OIL ON THE FIREWALL. THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE, ON SCENE, REPORTED THAT IT APPEARED THAT THE OIL ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT SENSOR MAY HAVE CRACKED ALLOWING SOME SMALL AMOUNT OF OIL TO ESCAPE FROM THE ENGINE AND THIS COULD ACCOUNT FOR THE MIST OF OIL ON THE WIND SCREEN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO AIR SALVAGE OF DALLAS. NTSB MAY ELECT TO TEST RUN 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 DFW05CA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA219), Aug 21, 2005: Cessna 172R (N93AF), Springtown, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to shut down the engine. Contributing factors were the failure of the oil pressure switch and the lack of a suitable landing area.

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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