# Accident 20120103000539A: Cessna 172P, Conroe, TX, January 3, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 2012, 21:45 local time
- Place: Conroe, TX
- Airport: Lonestar Executive Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3086° N, 95.4500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3086&lon=-95.4500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54872, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54872-2016-06-30) (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 0-360
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 108 total, 83 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12TA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12TA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120103000539A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KIWS @ 2120 LOCAL TIME NORTHEAST BOUND, NAVIGATED THE DAVID WAYNE HOOKS AIRPORT AIRSPACE. FLIGHT CONTINUED ON WITH PLANS TO LAND AT KCXO @ 1600FT AND 9 MILES OUT RECEIVED THE AWOS INFORMATION FOR KCXO. MADE CONTACT WITH KCXO CONTROLLER ADVISED AIRPORT INSIGHT. KCXO TOWER CONTROLLER ADVISED TO REPORT 2 MILE BASE. ABOUT 2 MINUTES LATER THE ENGINE DIED. PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE MADE A MUFFLED BOOM SOUND. HEADING IS NOW 360 DEGREES ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 1600FT BEST GLIDE ESTABLISHED, CONTACT TOWER ADVISED HAVE HAD ENGINE FAILURE, TRIED TO RESTART, CARB HEAT OUT, THROTTLE PUMP, FUEL SELECTOR BOTH. NOW AT ABOUT 1000 COMMIT TO LANDING STILL ON NORTH HEADING NOW AT 600FT SAW A ROAD CONTACTED TOWER ADVISED TURNING WEST TO LINE UP WITH ROAD. LANDED AT ABOUT 60 KNOTS IMPACTED A TELEPHONE POLE WITH RIGHT WING, AIRCRAFT STOPPED ABRUPTLY. NO FUEL LEAKS

## 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 CEN12TA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12TA122), Jan 4, 2012: Cessna 172P (N54872), Conroe, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the rear crankshaft gear dowel pin due to improper installation, which resulted in a total 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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