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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172S · New Orleans, LA · September 17, 2008

Date: September 17, 2008 · 11:33 local
Place: New Orleans, LA
Airport: Lakefront
Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: U3XA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N341SP
Reported as: Cessna 172S
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360L2A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 59 total59 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N341SPRegistered now · Cessna 172SS/N 172S9497 · Built 2003 Airframe modelCessna 172S Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) After takeoff and climbing to 1500 to begin maneuvers starting with s-turns, a levee was picked at the focus point due to the winds at that time. The aircraft had drifted down to 800 feet and the student pilot raised the nose and added power to climb back up to 1000 feet to start the s-turns. Upon pitching the nose up and adding power the engine sputtered and the student pilot added more power and the engine sputtered even more. The student pilot then turned the aircraft controls over to the instructor who lined the aircraft up for landing on the same levee without further incident. No injuries were reported and a coast guard helicopter arrived shortly after to airlift them back to the airport. The operator informed us that they have flown the aircraft off of the levee and back to the airport so the engine stoppage can be investigated further. Cessna and Lycoming engine have been contacted for assistance by the owner.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER TAKEOFF AND CLIMBING TO 1500 TO BEGIN MANEUVERS STARTING WITH S-TURNS, A LEVEE WAS PICKED AT THE FOCUS POINT DUE TO THE WINDS AT THAT TIME. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DRIFTED DOWN TO 800 FEET AND THE STUDENT PILOT RAISED THE NOSE AND ADDED POWER TO CLIMB BACK UP TO 1000 FEET TO START THE S-TURNS. UPON PITCHING THE NOSE UP AND ADDING POWER THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND THE STUDENT PILOT ADDED MORE POWER AND THE ENGINE SPUTTERED EVEN MORE. THE STUDENT PILOT THEN TURNED THE AIRCRAFT CONTROLS OVER TO THE INSTRUCTOR WHO LINED THE AIRCRAFT UP FOR LANDING ON THE SAME LEVEE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND A COAST GUARD HELICOPTER ARRIVED SHORTLY AFTER TO AIRLIFT THEM BACK TO THE AIRPORT. THE OPERATOR INFORMED US THAT THEY HAVE FLOWN THE AIRCRAFT OFF OF THE LEVEE AND BACK TO THE AIRPORT SO THE ENGINE STOPPAGE CAN BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER. CESSNA AND LYCOMING ENGINE HAVE BEEN CONTACTED FOR ASSISTANCE BY THE OWNER.

Other reports on N341SP · 1

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

Incident 20140603015619ILanding: Rollout · El Cajon, CAStudent pilot [privacy data omitted] has approximately 70 hours training in this type aircraft (C-172). On this date, he had accomplished three full-stop landings with his instructor on board on runway 27R at see. Instructor said all approach and landings…Jun 3, 2014 · No damage