# Accident 20140801015029A: Cessna 172RG, Apalachicola, FL, August 1, 2014 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: August 1, 2014, 13:20 local time - Place: Apalachicola, FL - Airport: Apalachicola Municipal - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 29.7275° N, 85.0272° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7275&lon=-85.0272&mi=10 - Aircraft: N5276U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5276U-2018-01-04) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (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 172RG - Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 1,264 total, 91 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA374) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140801015029A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 24 AT APALACHICOLA, FL (AAF) AND EXPERIENCED NO PROBLEMS. PILOT DECIDED TO PERFORM A NORMAL LANDING DUE TO THE AIRCRAFT HAVING A PREVIOUS HISTORY OF A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT REACHED THE THRESHOLD, THE PILOT COMMENCED A GO AROUND. THE PILOT INCREASED HIS THROTTLE TO FULL AT A STEADY RATE AS HE WAS CLIMBING. THE PILOT RAISED THE FLAPS FROM 30 DEGREES TO 20 DEGREES, THE ENGINE WAS NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO PICK UP SPEED AND CLIMB. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PAST THE LAST THIRD OF THE RUNWAY WITH FLAPS MOVING FROM 20 TO 10 DEGREES WHEN THE ENGINE DIED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 200-300' BUT NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO TURN AROUND. THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND STRAIGHT AHEAD, WHICH WAS INTO THE PINE TREES. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED CLIMBING AND THE PILOT PITCHED THE NOSE DOWN SO NOT TO STALL. THE PILOT FOLLOWED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND PUMPED THE THROTTLE TO START THE ENGINE. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO GLIDE FURTHER BEFORE THE ENGINE DIED AGAIN. THE PILOT CONTINUED TO PUMP THE THROTTLE AND THE ENGINE STARTED BEFORE STOPPING AGAIN. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY A HALF MILE SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT IN THE MARSH. ## 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 ERA14LA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA374), Aug 1, 2014: Cessna 172 (N5276U), Apalachicola, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examination and testing. ## Other reports on N5276U (5) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20130510006429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130510006429I), May 10, 2013: Cessna 172RG (N5276U), Clearwater, FL, Minor damage. Pilot under CFI instruction failed to lower the landing gear prior to landing. Pilot stated that after one successful landing CFI instructed him to leave the… - [Incident 20120505029119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120505029119I), May 5, 2012: Cessna 172RG (N5276U), Crystal River, FL, Minor damage. Pilot was practicing precision landings with 180 degree turns. Pilot failed to lower the landing gear prior to touch down. - [Incident 20040803025569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040803025569I), Aug 3, 2004: Cessna 172RG (N5276U), St Petersburg-C, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On August 3, 2004, at approximately 11:00 hours, N5276U, a Cessna 172RG, serial number 172RG0319, registered to 5276U enterprises LLC, landed with the… - [Incident 19890508045029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890508045029I), May 8, 1989: Cessna 172RG (N5276U), Knoxville, IA, Minor damage. Engine failure, precautionary landing. Exhaust valve servicing NR3 cylinder broke. - [Accident 19830106000489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830106000489A), Jan 6, 1983: Cessna 172RG (N5276U), San Angelo, TX, Destroyed. Engine failed. Elected to land gear down in a plowed field. Flipped over. Failed valve went through a rocker cover. 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. 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