# Accident 20140326004099A: Cessna 172P, Inarajan, GU, March 26, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2014, 17:40 local time
- Place: Inarajan, GU
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: 3TVS
- Location: 13.2928° N, 144.7345° E: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=13.2928&lon=144.7345&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9551L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9551L-2019-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 478 total, 62 in this make and model, 94 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140326004099A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 26, 2014, ABOUT 1740 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA 172P, N9551L, LANDED IN A FIELD FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR INARAJAN, GUAM. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO, AND OPERATED BY, TREND VECTOR AVIATION INTERNATIONAL UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS AN INTRODUCTORY FLIGHT LESSON. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED GUAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, AGANA, ABOUT 1720. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE CFI REPORTED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF HE INITIATED A CLIMB TO THE LEFT, AND HAVING REACHED AN ALTITUDE

OF 1,500 FEET MSL, HE BEGAN A TURN TO THE SOUTHWEST TOWARDS APRA HARBOR. HE CONTINUED THE FLIGHT WHILE MAINTAINING A CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 1,500 FEET, AN AIRSPEED OF BETWEEN 95 AND 100 KNOTS INDICATED, AND ENGINE SPEED OF 2,300 RPM. ABOUT 20 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENGINE SPEED BEGAN TO DECREASE. HE

CONFIRMED THE MIXTURE CONTROL WAS SET TO FULL RICH, AND THEN APPLIED FULL FORWARD THROTTLE CONTROL.

THE ENGINE SPEED INCREASED MOMENTARILY, BUT THEN DECREASED SUCH THAT ONLY PARTIAL POWER WAS BEING PRODUCED. HE APPLIED FULL CARBURETOR HEAT, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. THE AIRPLANE WOULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE, SO THE PILOT INITIATED AN APPROACH TO A LANDFILL FOR A FORCED LANDING. AS HE APPROACHED THE LANDING AREA HE COULD SEE HEAVY EQUIPMENT ON THE INTENDED LANDING ZONE, SO HE INITIATED A TURN TOWARDS A TALL-GRASS FIELD FOR A TAILWIND LANDING. HE STATED THAT DURING

THE FINAL APPROACH THE ENGINE WAS NO LONGER PRODUCING ANY POWER, AND THE PROPELLER APPEARED TO BE WIND-MILLING. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST WITH THE NOSE-DOWN AFTER THE NOSE GEAR DUG INTO THE INTO THE GROUND.

## 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 WPR14LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA147), Mar 26, 2014: Cessna 172P (N9551L), Inarajan, substantial damage. Probable cause: A 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.

## Other reports on N9551L (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19930813038141I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930813038141I), Aug 13, 1993: Cessna 172P (N9551L), Camarillo, CA, Minor damage. While taxiing around another aircraft waiting for takeoff,pilot struck turning prop of another aircraft.
- [Accident 19900811033039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900811033039A), Aug 11, 1990: Cessna 172P (N9551L), Coalinga, CA, Substantial damage. Landed in strong gusty tailwind. Unable to stop skidded off end of runway into a ditch. Misread wind sock.

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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