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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Cusick, WA · February 9, 2012

Date: February 9, 2012 · 16:00 local
Place: Cusick, WA
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5100R
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR12LA099
Reported as: Cessna 172M
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320-A1A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 20,000 total3,000 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N5100RRegistration cancelled Feb 8, 2018 · Cessna 172MS/N 17263338 · Built 1974 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Departed coeur d'alene airport (coe) bound for sand canyon airport (1S9). Pilot stated that upon reaching cruise altitude he noticed the aircraft not performing normal and shortly after experienced power loss then engine failure. Attempted to restart engine unsuccessfully. Tried with carb heat on, carb heat off. Attempted switching fuel tanks. Unable to restart engine. Aircraft crashed in a wooded area just north of Cusick, WA. Upon crash landing the aircraft struck multiple trees and hit the ground, sustaining substantial damage to both wings, forward fuselage, and empennage. Pilot had no injuries that required medical attention. Engine test run and tear down has not been completed at this time. This report will be amended at a later date to reflect the results of the test run and tear down.

As the FAA filed it

DEPARTED COEUR D'ALENE AIRPORT (COE) BOUND FOR SAND CANYON AIRPORT (1S9). PILOT STATED THAT UPON REACHING CRUISE ALTITUDE HE NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT NOT PERFORMING NORMAL AND SHORTLY AFTER EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS THEN ENGINE FAILURE. ATTEMPTED TO RESTART ENGINE UNSUCCESSFULLY. TRIED WITH CARB HEAT ON, CARB HEAT OFF. ATTEMPTED SWITCHING FUEL TANKS. UNABLE TO RESTART ENGINE. AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA JUST NORTH OF CUSICK, WA. UPON CRASH LANDING THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK MULTIPLE TREES AND HIT THE GROUND, SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, FORWARD FUSELAGE, AND EMPENNAGE. PILOT HAD NO INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. ENGINE TEST RUN AND TEAR DOWN HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED AT THIS TIME. THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED AT A LATER DATE TO REFLECT THE RESULTS OF THE TEST RUN AND TEAR DOWN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR12LA099Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCusick, WAA total loss of engine power during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.Feb 9, 2012 · Substantial damage