# Accident 20120807018009A: Cessna 177B, Carthage, TX, August 7, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2012, 08:45 local time
- Place: Carthage, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1761° N, 94.2986° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1761&lon=-94.2986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17201, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17201-2014-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 1,500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA524](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA524) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120807018009A

## Narrative

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

P-I-C WAS FLYING PIPELINE PATROL SE OF 4F2 AT APPROX 600' AGL HEADING OF 240. STATED HE HEARD THE ENGINE 'MISS'. HE VERIFIED ALL SWITCHES AND POWER CONTROL LEVER POSITIONS AND SWITCHED ON THE FUEL BOOST PUMP WHICH GAVE A MOMENTARY SURGE OF ENGINE POWER, BUT THE ENGINE SUBSEQUENTLY SHUT DOWN. THE P-I-C IMMEDIATELY SCANNED FOR A PLACE TO LAND. HE MADE A LEFT BANK AWAY FROM THE PIPELINE AND CONTROL VALVES, TOWARDS AN AREA THAT HAD BEEN MOSTLY CLEAR-CUT BY LOGGING OPERATIONS. IN THE P-I-C'S JUDGMENT THIS WAS THE MOST SUITABLE LANDING AREA BASED ON HIS ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED. P-I-C FLARED AIRCRAFT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND SETTLED THE AIRCRAFT INTO SOFT DIRT AND BRUSH, INCIDENTALLY STRIKING A FEMALE DEER THAT WAS IN THE TALL GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATELY 30 YARDS AND ENDED UP ROTATING APPROXIMATELY 170 DEGREES FROM LANDING DIRECTION. EXTERNAL AIRCRAFT DAMAGE NOTED AS LEFT WING LEADING EDGE DENTED, LEFT AILERON DENTED, LEFT MAIN GEAR TORN FROM MOUNT WITH GEAR SPRING BENT BACKWARDS, NOSE GEAR TORN FROM MOUNT. ENGINE OIL LEVEL CONFIRMED AT 7.5 QTS ON DIPSTICK. P-I-C  STATED THE 'CAMSHAFT MUST HAVE BROKEN'.

## 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 CEN12LA524](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA524), Aug 7, 2012: Cessna 177B (N17201), Carthage, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during a low-level aerial observation flight as the result of the wearing of the rocker arm tip due to a thin carburized case layer, which resulted in a forced landing.

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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