# Accident 20110805018349A: Cessna 172K, Sylacauga, AL, August 5, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2011, 12:09 local time
- Place: Sylacauga, AL
- Airport: Merkel Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1719° N, 86.3056° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1719&lon=-86.3056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7214G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7214G-2013-06-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total, 500 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA441](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA441) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110805018349A

## Narrative

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

DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT DEPARTING FROM BIRMINGHAM, AL (BHM) TO SYLACAUGA, AL (KSDC). INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND STUDENT PILOT OF AIRCRAFT N7214G, WERE PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO'S ON RUNWAY (27) AT (KSDC), PILOT STATED AFTER ROTATION; ENGINE POWER DECREASED AND AIRCRAFT STARTED TO DECELERATE. INSTRUCTOR PILOT STATED THAT HE TOOK CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AND ATTEMPTED TO TROUBLESHOOT WHILE PREPARING FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. AIRCRAFT LEFT WING IMPACTED SEVERAL TREES CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO FORCE LAND IN TREE LINE WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO NOSE LANDING GEAR, LEFT WING AND SPAR, RIGHT WING AND SPAR, PROPELLER, SPINNER, RIGHT SIDE ENGINE FIREWALL AND RIGHT SIDE FORWARD FUSELAGE. PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 ERA11CA441](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA441), Aug 5, 2011: Cessna 172K (N7214G), Sylacauga, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A stuck exhaust-valve on the number one cylinder which resulted in a loss of engine power.

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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