# Accident 20130619010319A: Cessna 172S, St. Petersburg, FL, June 19, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2013, 10:00 local time
- Place: St. Petersburg, FL
- Airport: St Petersburg-Clearwater International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 5CFS
- Location: 27.9014° N, 82.6678° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9014&lon=-82.6678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N426SJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N426SJ-2013-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 183 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA291) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130619010319A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STALLED AT 300 FT. HE ADDED POWER, BUT ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. HE PLANNED TO DO A SHORT FIELD LANDING AND TAKE OFF.  HE HAD BEEN OUT OVER THE GULF DOING COMMERCIAL MANUEVERS AND HAD DONE ONE STOP AND GO. HE CALLED TOWER SAID ENGINE FAILED. HIS RESPONSE AT 300 FT. WHEN HE SAW SLOW AIRSPEED WAS TO ADD POWER. HE CONTINUED TO PULL BACK ON THE YOKE TO AVOID GOING IN TO THE WATER.

## 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 ERA13LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA291), Jun 19, 2013: Cessna 172S (N426SJ), Clearwater, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because neither postaccident visual examinations nor test runs of the engine revealed any anomalies that would have precluded…

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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