# Accident 20101112052159A: Cessna 172R, Farmersburg, IN, November 12, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 2010, 15:30 local time
- Place: Farmersburg, IN
- Airport: Terre Haute International-Hulman Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2617° N, 87.4181° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2617&lon=-87.4181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N531HF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N531HF-2012-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 68 total, 68 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101112052159A

## Narrative

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

THE SECOND PILOT WAS CONDUCTING AN EXAMINATION OF THE FIRST PILOT TO RECEIVE A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE. AFTER COMING OUT OF A SIMULATED EMERGENCY LANDING AT APPROX. 700-800 AGL, THE EXAMINER (SECOND PILOT) TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS.WHEN THE EXAMINER APPLIED POWER (THROTTLE) THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE OTHER THAN A SLIGHT BURP.  THE EXAMINER APPLIED POWER A SECOND TIME AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED; A SLIGHT BURP AND NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE.  THE EXAMINER FOUND A PLOWED BEAN FIELD IN WHICH TO LAND AND INITIALLY EXECUTED A SMOOTH LANDING. THEN THE NOSE GEAR HIT A SOFT SPOT AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.  THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND FORWARD SPAR, VERTICAL TAIL, AND ENGINE/FIREWALL AREA, AS EVIDENCED BY THE ENGINE BEING OFFSET APPROXIMATELY 20 DEGREES TO THE LEFT.

## 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 CEN11LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA069), Nov 12, 2010: Cessna 172R (N531HF), Farmersburg, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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