# Accident 20110130000729A: Cessna 172P, South Point, OH, January 30, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 2011, 13:35 local time
- Place: South Point, OH
- Airport: Lawrence County Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4186° N, 82.5006° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4186&lon=-82.5006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55212, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55212-2012-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320-D2J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 60 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110130000729A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED, AFTER DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY 8, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH DURING THE CLIMB. PILOT STATED HE EXECUTED A STEEP LEFT TURN WITH INTENTION TO LAND ON RUNWAY 26. DURING APPROACH PILOT STATED HE WAS TOO HIGH AND SUBSEQUENTLY OVERSHOT RUNWAY 26. PILOT STATED HE APPLIED FULL POWER, RETRACTED FLAPS, AND INCREASED PITCH TO AVOID HITTING TREES WEST OF RUNWAY. PILOT STATED THE STALL WARNING SOUNDED AS THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED LEFT, DESCENDED RAPIDLY, STRIKING TREES BEFORE IMPACTING GROUND, AND COMING TO REST IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. GROUND SCARRING INDICATED A LOW VELOCITY, HIGH ANGLE IMPACT WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ROTATING TO THE LEFT. THE FIRST IMPACT SCAR (AND MATCHING PAINT CHIPS) INDICATED THAT THE LEFT WINGTIP MADE FIRST CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. PROPELLER DAMAGE WAS CONSISTENT WITH IMPACT WHILE THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING UNDER FULL POWER. ENGINE CONTINUITY FIELD TEST WAS PERFORMED AND FOUND NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS.

## 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 CEN11LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA169), Jan 30, 2011: Cessna 172P (N55212), Chesapeake, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the pilot’s delayed use of carburetor heat and failure to attain the proper touchdown point on the runway during the precautionary landing.

## Other reports on N55212 (3)

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

- [Accident 19950723026439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950723026439A), Jul 23, 1995: Cessna 172P (N55212), Springfield, MO, Substantial damage. Lost control in windshift trying to land in approaching thunderstorm. Downdrafts. Impacted short. Failed go around.
- [Incident 19880527024839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880527024839I), May 27, 1988: Cessna 172P (N55212), Lubbock, TX. Pilot disoriented. Using pilotage navigation,misidentified airport and misinterpreted fuel state. Landed afb safely.
- [Incident 19821001058269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821001058269I), Oct 1, 1982: Cessna 172P (N55212), Scottsdale, AZ. Lost control temporarily on landing roll, recovered, went around and landed safely.

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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