# Accident 20160221001079A: Cessna 172N, Willoughby, OH, February 21, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2016, 08:30 local time
- Place: Willoughby, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6858° N, 81.3906° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6858&lon=-81.3906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N516TG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N516TG) (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 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160221001079A

## Narrative

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

PRIOR TO ACTUAL TRAINING, THE INSTRUCTOR BRIEFED FOR SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE AFTER TAKE OFF.  THE STUDENT STATED HE HAD TRAINED THE SITUATION WITH ANOTHER INSTRUCTOR PREVIOUSLY AND WAS AWARE OF THE PROCEDURE.  APPROXIMATELY 200' AGL AFTER TAKE OFF THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR RETARDED THE ENGINE TO IDLE.  THE STUDENT NOSED THE AIRCRAFT OVER BUT NOT FAR ENOUGH TO GAIN FORWARD AIRSPEED.  BY THE TIME THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT THEY HAD LOST TOO MUCH ALTITUDE TO PROPERLY RECOVER AND EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING.  THEY RETURNED TO THE HANGAR AND GROUNDED THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 GAA16CA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA139), Feb 21, 2016: Cessna 172 (N516TG), Willoughby, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to reduce pitch attitude during a simulated engine failure during takeoff initial climb, resulting in a high descent rate and hard landing. Contributing to the accident…

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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