# Accident 20170308001219A: Grob 120TP, Abbeville, AL, March 8, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2017, 13:40 local time
- Place: Abbeville, AL
- Airport: Abbeville Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5942° N, 85.2378° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5942&lon=-85.2378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N196TP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N196TP-2020-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grob G120TP-A (registry code 1660312, https://openairdocs.org/model/grob-g120tp-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-B17F (registry code 54586, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-b17f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GROB 120TP
- Reported engine: ROLLS ROYCE 250
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170308001219A

## Narrative

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

ON APPROACH DURING SIMULATED ENGINE OUT INSTRUCTION PERIOD, CREW ELECTED TO GO AROUND. BOTH STATED THAT UPON POWER APPLICATION, ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND, RESULTING IN HIGH RATE OF DESCENT AND LOSS OF AIRSPEED. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 750 FEET FROM THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 35.

## 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 ERA17LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA125), Mar 8, 2017: Grob G120TP-A (N196TP), Abbeville, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flame-out of the engine due to a mis-set fuel control unit at the time of manufacture. Contributing to the accident was the pilots’ delayed recognition that the engine had flamed out, partially…

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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