# Accident 20160802013759A: Cessna 172K, Neenah, WI, August 2, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2016, 18:30 local time
- Place: Neenah, WI
- Airport: Brennand
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2178° N, 88.5494° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2178&lon=-88.5494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46459, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46459-2020-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,610 total, 1,262 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA309) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160802013759A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 3, 2016 AT 6:15PM CESSNA 172K, REGISTERED AS N46459 LEFT BRENNAND AIRPORT WITH 1 PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS ON BOARD FOR A PLEASURE FLIGHT UNDER CFR 91.  SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE WHICH RESULTED IN A FORCED LANDING ON A ROADWAY. DURING ROLLOUT THE LEFT WING STUCK A 4X4 POST, THE AIRCRAFT SPUN HARD LEFT, TRAVELLED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND CAME TO REST IN THE DITCH.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, PROPELLER, AND ENGINE COWL AREA.  VMC WEATHER PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE FLIGHT.

## 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 CEN16LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA309), Aug 2, 2016: Cessna 172K (N46459), Neenah, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to oil starvation, which resulted from the pilot, who was not a certified airframe and powerplant mechanic, removing the vacuum pump from the engine, and his misconception…

## Other reports on N46459 (3)

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

- [Accident 20021017033689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021017033689A), Oct 17, 2002: Cessna 172K (N46459), Neenah, WI, Substantial damage. (-23) On October 17, 2002 at approximately 1630 CDT, the pilot of Cessna 172 N46459 was taxiing for takeoff at 79C rwy 36 when his right wing struck a steel…
- [Incident 19930423014839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930423014839I), Apr 23, 1993: Cessna 172K (N46459), Appleton, WI, Minor damage. Propeller tips struck runway on rollout. As wind gust raised wing. Aircraft remained on runway.
- [Incident 19860227003939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860227003939I), Feb 27, 1986: Cessna 172K (N46459), Marquette, MI, Minor damage. Landed short of runway while aiming for the numbers.

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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