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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172D · Shenandoah, TX · July 3, 2015

Date
July 3, 2015 · 12:01 local
Place
Shenandoah, TX
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2320U
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN15LA292
Reported as
Cessna 172D
Reported engine
Continental 0-300 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
590 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft has just been through annual inspection and this was first flight. Preflight inspection and engine run-up were conducted as usual with no discrepancies. Aircraft departed keyq at 10:15 am. Aircraft flew to 6R3 landed. Aircraft was fueled with approx 21 gallons of fuel. Owner / pilot checked wing sumps l/r and verified fuel color to be avgas. Owner stated he then flew around lake livingston for awhile sightseeing. At 11:30AM pilot headed back to keyq. Pilot stated that at about 10 miles north of dwh airport the engine began to sputter and lose power. Pilot stated he went to full mixture and applied carb heat and verified that fuel selector was on both. Oil pressure and temperature gauges were in normal ranges. Engine continued to sputter. Then engine quit completely but did not seize. The pilot trimmed for best glide, he continued attemps to restart the engine were unsuccessful. Aircraft laned in school stadium parking lot which was empty. Touchdown appeared normal but aircraft had excessive speed and could not stop before contacting a curb and small tree. Aircraft then continued and made contact with a second curb and tree where aircraft flipped inverted and came to rest still in staduim parking lot. Pilot exited aircraft and was meet by personnel who had witnessed the event. Aircraft did appear to have fuel leaking from wings at the scene.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT HAS JUST BEEN THROUGH ANNUAL INSPECTION AND THIS WAS FIRST FLIGHT. PREFLIGHT INSPECTION AND ENGINE RUN-UP WERE CONDUCTED AS USUAL WITH NO DISCREPANCIES. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KEYQ AT 10:15 AM. AIRCRAFT FLEW TO 6R3 LANDED. AIRCRAFT WAS FUELED WITH APPROX 21 GALLONS OF FUEL. OWNER / PILOT CHECKED WING SUMPS L/R AND VERIFIED FUEL COLOR TO BE AVGAS. OWNER STATED HE THEN FLEW AROUND LAKE LIVINGSTON FOR AWHILE SIGHTSEEING. AT 11:30AM PILOT HEADED BACK TO KEYQ. PILOT STATED THAT AT ABOUT 10 MILES NORTH OF DWH AIRPORT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND LOSE POWER. PILOT STATED HE WENT TO FULL MIXTURE AND APPLIED CARB HEAT AND VERIFIED THAT FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON BOTH. OIL PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE GAUGES WERE IN NORMAL RANGES. ENGINE CONTINUED TO SPUTTER. THEN ENGINE QUIT COMPLETELY BUT DID NOT SEIZE. THE PILOT TRIMMED FOR BEST GLIDE, HE CONTINUED ATTEMPS TO RESTART THE ENGINE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. AIRCRAFT LANED IN SCHOOL STADIUM PARKING LOT WHICH WAS EMPTY. TOUCHDOWN APPEARED NORMAL BUT AIRCRAFT HAD EXCESSIVE SPEED AND COULD NOT STOP BEFORE CONTACTING A CURB AND SMALL TREE. AIRCRAFT THEN CONTINUED AND MADE CONTACT WITH A SECOND CURB AND TREE WHERE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED AND CAME TO REST STILL IN STADUIM PARKING LOT. PILOT EXITED AIRCRAFT AND WAS MEET BY PERSONNEL WHO HAD WITNESSED THE EVENT. AIRCRAFT DID APPEAR TO HAVE FUEL LEAKING FROM WINGS AT THE SCENE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.