# Accident 20170212002379A: Cessna 172S, Ramona, CA, February 12, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 2017, 14:30 local time
- Place: Ramona, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 9AAS
- Location: 33.1511° N, 116.8308° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1511&lon=-116.8308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2179L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2179L-2019-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 953 total, 362 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170212002379A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 12, 2017 AT ABOUT 1400 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172S, N2179L, IMPACTED TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING FIVE MILES NORTH OF RAMONA, CALIFORNIA. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) AND STUDENT PILOT HAD MINOR INJURIES AND THE REAR SEATED PASSENGER WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM GILLESPIE FIELD AIRPORT, SAN DIEGO, CA.   AFTER THE PREFLIGHT WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND FUEL WAS ADDED TO THE AIRPLANE, AN ADDITIONAL PASSENGER BOARDED.  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KSEE FROM RUNWAY 27R.  AFTER APPROACHING THE PRACTICE AREA AND CONDUCTING TRAINING NEAR A DIRT STRIP, TWO CONSECUTIVE SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE PROCEDURES WERE ACCOMPLISHED. WHILE CLIMBING OUT ON THE LAST SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE, THE CFI INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT PILOT TO TURN LEFT IN THE DIRECTION OF EAST.  ONCE THE CFI REALIZED THAT THEY WERE HEADING TOWARDS A BOX CANYON HE TOOK OVER CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A WOODED VALLEY ABOUT 5 MILES NORTH OF RAMONA, CALIFORNIA.  THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A LARGE TREE AND STEEP TERRAIN. THE TREE PENETRATED THROUGH THE MAIN CABIN FLOOR AND ROOF. THE MAIN WRECKAGE REMAINED INTACT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE PROPELLER ASSEMBLY WHICH WAS LOCATED NEAR THE MAIN WRECKAGE.

## 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 WPR17FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA063), Feb 12, 2017: Cessna 172 (N2179L), Ramona, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to ensure that adequate clearance from terrain was maintained after performance of a simulated engine failure maneuver, which resulted in controlled flight into…

## Other reports on N2179L (2)

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

- [Accident 20141005019399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141005019399A), Oct 5, 2014: Cessna 172S (N2179L), Sedona, AZ, Substantial damage. When he arrived at the Sedona airport he thought he was a little high and fast. He touched down hard and bounced the airplane; at this time directional control…
- [Incident 20060110013089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060110013089I), Jan 10, 2006: Cessna 172S (N2179L), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was landing at sky Harbor international airport. During rollout while attempting to make a taxiway turnoff one of the main landing gear tires blew…

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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