# Incident 20170825018009I: Cessna 172L, Walnut Cove, NC, August 25, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2017, 19:30 local time
- Place: Walnut Cove, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 39TS
- Location: 36.2935° N, 80.1409° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walnut Cove, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2935&lon=-80.1409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9801G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9801G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,026 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170825018009I

## Narrative

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

THE GREENSBORO, NC FSDO RECEIVED A CALL ON 08/25/2017 ABOUT AN AIRCRAFT INCIDENT INVOLVING AIRCRAFT N9801G S/N 17259701 A CESSNA 172L.  THE PILOT REPORTED WHILE PERFORMING SIMULATED EMERGENCY LANDING DURING THE GO AROUND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND WAS NOT PRODUCING FULL POWER AND EVENTUALLY FAILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ABLE TO CLIMB.  THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A CORNFIELD NEAR WALNUT COVE, NC WITH NO INJURIES.

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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