# Accident 20150324006459A: Cessna 172H, Circleville, TX, March 24, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2015, 16:14 local time
- Place: Circleville, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5731° N, 97.4197° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5731&lon=-97.4197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8282L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8282L-2018-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,019 total, 590 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150324006459A

## Narrative

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

MAR. 24, 2015, WHILE SIMULATING AN ENGINE OUT SCENARIO, THE AIRCRAFT ACTUALLY LOST POWER AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN A MUDDY OATS PATCH.

THE AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING, DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT. THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT RECEIVED NON LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.

## 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 CEN15LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA215), Mar 24, 2015: Cessna 172 - H (N8282L), Circleville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the engine to regain normal power after a simulated engine failure due to carburetor icing, which resulted in a forced landing on muddy terrain and a subsequent nose-over.

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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