# Accident 20120320006929A: Cessna 172K, Belfast, ME, March 20, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2012, 19:45 local time
- Place: Belfast, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4089° N, 69.0197° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4089&lon=-69.0197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46492, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46492-2012-08-27) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,692 total, 600 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120320006929A

## Narrative

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

ENROUTE TO PORTLAND, ME CREW NOTED SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER. APPLIED CARB HEAT AND FOLLOWED CHECKLIST. DIVERTED TO BELFAST AIRPORT FOR LANDING. UNABLE TO ACTIVATE RUNWAY LIGHTS (INCORRECT FREQUENCY SELECTED BY STUDENT). ON GO AROUND ENGINE FAILED TO PRODUCE ADEQUATE POWER. PILOT ELECTED LANDING ON ADJACENT ROADWAY.

## 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 ERA12LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA241), Mar 20, 2012: Cessna 172K (N46492), Belfast, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s failure to ensure the radio was set correctly to activate the pilot-controlled lighting, which resulted in poor positioning for a proper landing and a subsequent off-runway…

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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