# Accident 20140806015069A: Cessna 172N, Valkaria, FL, August 6, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2014, 09:30 local time
- Place: Valkaria, FL
- Airport: Valkaria Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9608° N, 80.5583° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9608&lon=-80.5583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9400E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9400E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 43 total, 43 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA375) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140806015069A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT (SP) ON FIRST-EVER SOLO FLIGHT HEARD A LOUD "BANG" FROM THE ENGINE, ACCOMPANIED BY SUBSTANTIAL ENGINE VIBRATION  AND SUDDEN PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER TO 1900 RPM DURING CLIMB-OUT FROM RUNWAY 28 AT VALKARIA AIRPORT, FL (X59).  SP ELECTED TO TURN BACK TO DEPARTURE RUNWAY VIA COURSE REVERSAL.  SP TRANSMITTED WORDS TO THE EFFECT OF "ENGINE FAILURE" OVER X59 UNICOM.  SP'S INSTRUCTOR (IP) WAS IDEALLY POSITIONED TO OBSERVE AND ASSIST VIA HAND-HELD RADIO; IP ISSUED CERTAIN TROUBLESHOOTING INSTRUCTIONS AND LANDING CHECKLIST ITEMS TO ASSIST SOLO SP.  ORIGINAL POWER UNABLE TO BE RESTORED.  SP ARRIVED OVER PAVED SURFACE OF RUNWAY 10 WITH EXCESSIVE TOTAL ENERGY TO STOP ON RUNWAY.  AIRCRAFT OVERRAN RUNWAY AND IMPACTED PERIMETER CHAIN LINK FENCE, COMING TO REST INVERTED.  SP RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES (BLOODY NOSE), WAS CHECKED OUT AT LOCAL HOSPITAL AND RELEASED WITHOUT ADMITTANCE.  AIRCRAFT INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ERA14CA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA375), Aug 6, 2014: Cessna 172N (N9400E), Valkaria, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of speed and distance on final approach during a precautionary landing, resulting in a touchdown off the departure end of the runway and collision with terrain. A factor in…

## Other reports on N9400E (2)

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

- [Incident 19901018052599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901018052599I), Oct 18, 1990: Cessna 172N (N9400E), Bluefield, WV. Airspeed indicator failed. In turbulence. Declared emergency. Had forgotten to turn on pitot heat.
- [Incident 19800720062089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800720062089I), Jul 20, 1980: Cessna 172N (N9400E), Biloxi, MS, Minor damage. Hard landing damaged firewall and nose wheel.

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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