# Incident 20170302004309I: Cessna 172F, Anchorage, AK, March 2, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 2017, 10:15 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood Strip
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8524U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8524U) (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
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170302004309I

## Narrative

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

DUE TO THE LOW AIR TEMPERATURE OF 14 DEGREES F, THE PILOT PREHEATED THE AIRCRAFT FOR SEVERAL HOURS UNTIL THE EGT READ 85 DEGREES F.  HE SAMPLED THE FUEL TANKS AND FOUND NO CONTAMINANTS.  THE MEASURED FUEL QUANTITY WAS FOUR GALLONS IN THE RIGHT TANK, AND EIGHT GALLONS IN THE LEFT TANK.  THE ENGINE STARTED AND RAN NORMALLY.  THE PILOT COMPLETED THE PRE TAKE OFF CHECKLIST FOR THE TWENTY MINUTE REPOSITIONING FLIGHT FOR AN ANNUAL INSPECTION.  THE RIGHT WING WAS TO HAVE A FUEL LINE SEEP REPAIRED, AND THEREFORE THE PILOT POSITIONED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE RIGHT TANK.  HE DECIDED TO PERFORM A MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE TAKEOFF SINCE HIS AIRCRAFT HAS SEVERAL STC?S INCLUDING A SPORTSMAN STOL KIT, AILERON GAP SEALS, AND DROOP TIPS.  AFTER ENTERING THE RUNWAY AND APPLYING FULL POWER, THE AIRCRAFT QUICKLY BECAME AIRBORNE AND CLIMBED AT AN ESTIMATED TWENTY DEGREE CLIMB ANGLE.  AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET ALTITUDE, THE ENGINE HAD A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER.  THE PILOT PITCHED DOWN TO GAIN INCREASED AIRSPEED AND SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR FROM THE RIGHT TO THE LEFT FUEL TANK.  THE ENGINE DID NOT RESTART.  THE PILOT LANDED ON THE RUNWAY, APPLIED BRAKES, AND IMPACTED A SNOW BANK AT A LOW GROUNDSPEED.  THE PILOT SHUT OFF THE MIXTURE, POSITIONED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE OFF POSITION, AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY.

POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME OR ENGINE.  NO CAUSE FOR THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WAS DETERMINED.

## Other reports on N8524U (1)

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

- [Accident 19780529019819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780529019819A), May 29, 1978: Cessna 172D (N8524U), Sparrevohn Sfo, AK, Substantial damage

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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