# Accident 20080105000119A: Cessna R172K, Spotsylvania, VA, January 5, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 2008, 17:40 local time
- Place: Spotsylvania, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2022° N, 77.5875° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2022&lon=-77.5875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N758FQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N758FQ-2013-07-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT IO360KB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080105000119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE SUSTAINED A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AROUND 5,000 FEET MSL. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A FORCED LANDING INTO A FIELD. DUE TO IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND FAILURE TO FOLLOW RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES, THE PILOT APPROACHED THE FIELD AT TOO HIGH AN AIRSPEED, WITHOUT THE USE OF LANDING FLAPS, FLEW DOWN THE LENGTH OF THE FIELD, TOUCHED DOWN ONCE, BOUNCED AIRBORNE AGAIN, AND IMPACTED INTO THE TREES AT THE END OF THE FIELD.

## 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 MIA08LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA035), Jan 5, 2008: Cessna R172K (N758FQ), Spotsylvania, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the checklist and failure to achieve the proper touchdown point during a forced landing. Contributing to the accident was a loss of engine power due to a cracked No. 4…

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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