# Incident 20120128001959I: Cessna 172S, Jackson, MS, January 28, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 2012, 17:05 local time
- Place: Jackson, MS
- Airport: Jackson-Evers International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3111° N, 90.0758° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3111&lon=-90.0758&mi=10
- Aircraft: N427CP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N427CP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 800 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12IA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12IA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120128001959I

## Narrative

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

APPROXIMATE 10 MINUTES INTO THE 3RD FLIGHT OF JANUARY 28, 2012 AND AT ABOUT 7000 FT MSL LEVEL FLIGHT.  AIRCRAFT N427CP EXPERIENCED EXTREME VIBRATION.  THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND EMERGENCY DECLARED APPROX 8 TO 10 NM SOUTHWEST OF JACKSON INTL, MS (KJAN).  AIRCRAFT GLIDED TO A LANDING AT KJAN WITH NO INJURIES, NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  AFTER THE POSTFLIGHT INSPECTION IT WAS REVEALED THAT APPROXIMATE 4 TO 6 INCHES OF ONE OF THE PROPELLER BLADES HAS BROKEN OFF.

## 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 ERA12IA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12IA169), Jan 28, 2012: Cessna 172S (N427CP), Jackson, MS, incident, no damage. Probable cause: The separation of the propeller blade tip due to fatigue cracking that initiated at the blade’s leading edge.

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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