# Accident 20160731012789A: Cessna 172F, Newark, IL, July 31, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2016, 11:26 local time
- Place: Newark, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5825° N, 88.5422° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5825&lon=-88.5422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N211FC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N211FC-2018-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA297) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160731012789A

## Narrative

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

DURING A FLIGHT FROM OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN (KOSH) TO MORRIS ILLINOIS (C09), N211FC, A CESSNA 172 (CE-172) ENCOUNTERED MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH THE AIRCRAFT?S ENGINE REQUIRING AN EMERGENCY LANDING.  THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF N211FC WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 2500 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER.  THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A HAY FIELD LOCATED IN NEWARK ILLINOIS.

DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING, THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF N211FC STRUCK A BERM IN THE FIELD CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BECOME AIRBORNE AGAIN. UPON LANDING IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE CAUSED THE PROPELLER TO BEND AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS TORN FROM THE MOUNT AT THE FIREWALL.  DURING INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, IT WAS DETERMINED THE FIREWALL WAS DAMAGED DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 CEN16LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA297), Jul 31, 2016: Cessna 172F (N211FC), Newark, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the No. 4 cylinder exhaust valve, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power and a forced landing. Contributing to the valve failure and loss of engine power was the extended…

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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