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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · South Wayne, WI · July 10, 2012

Date: July 10, 2012 · 12:45 local
Place: South Wayne, WI
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N12504
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN12LA508
Reported as: Cessna 172M
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,942 total950 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N12504Registration cancelled Feb 15, 2018 · Cessna 172MS/N 17262027 · Built 1973 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.

Aircraft was enroute from kokomo, in (okk) to south st. paul, MN (sgs). While in cruise flight at 4,500 ft., the engine seized and the propeller stopped. The pilot made a forced landing in a rolling soy bean field in the vicinity of South Wayne, WI. During the landing roll, the nose landing gear separated and the aircraft flipped over on its back causing substantial damage to the empennage and left wing.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM KOKOMO, IN (OKK) TO SOUTH ST. PAUL, MN (SGS). WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 4,500 FT., THE ENGINE SEIZED AND THE PROPELLER STOPPED. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A ROLLING SOY BEAN FIELD IN THE VICINITY OF SOUTH WAYNE, WI. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SEPARATED AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE EMPENNAGE AND LEFT WING.

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 CEN12LA508Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSouth Wayne, WIInternal engine component failures, which resulted from oil starvation due to debris in the oil system.Jul 10, 2012 · Substantial damage