# Accident 20060220004259A: Cessna 172N, Muncie, IN, February 20, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 2006, 17:44 local time
- Place: Muncie, IN
- Airport: Delaware County-Johnson Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2422° N, 85.3958° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2422&lon=-85.3958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75593, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75593-2006-12-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 48 total, 48 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060220004259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 20, 2006, AT 1744 EDT, A CESSNA 172N, N75593, REGISTERED TO FLYING SQUIRRELS, INC., AND OPERATED BY STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA O^ DEPARTED FROM JOHNSON FIELD IN MUNCIE, INDIANA, (MIE) TO PERFORM LOCAL TOUCH AND GO MANEUVERS. DURING FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 20, AT APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE FROM THE RUNWAY THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND TO INCREASED THROTTLE MOVEMENT. THE STUDENT PILOT PERFORMED ENGINE FAILURE CHECK AND TURNED LEFT AVOIDING POWER LINES, BUT LEFT WING HIT SOME TREES NEAR A CORNFIELD. AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND STUDENT PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURY. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 CHI06LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA084), Feb 20, 2006: Cessna 172 (N75593), Muncie, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during the final approach to land for an undetermined reason.

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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