# Accident 20110623014229A: Cessna 172S, Palo Alto, CA, June 23, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2011, 03:24 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4611° N, 122.1150° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4611&lon=-122.1150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222MF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N222MF-2018-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 308 total, 60 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA284) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110623014229A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENTERING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT PALO ALTO AIRPORT, PALO ALTO, CA. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER BUT THE ENGINE WAS NOT RESPONDING, HE CONTINUED TO ADD POWER WHEN HE REALIZED THE ENGINE HAD FAILED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A 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 WPR11LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA284), Jun 24, 2011: Cessna 172S (N222MF), Palo Alto, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons during the landing approach over unsuitable terrain.

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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