# Accident 20171102018169A: Cessna 172R, Redding, CA, November 2, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 2017, 09:20 local time
- Place: Redding, CA
- Airport: Redding
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: NN3S
- Location: 40.5089° N, 122.2933° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5089&lon=-122.2933&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2103T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2103T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171102018169A

## Narrative

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

WHILE AT CRUISE ALTITUDE APPROXIMATELY 3000 FEET THE STUDENT PILOT IN COMMAND STARTED LEANING THE MIXTURE, THEN THE ENGINE STARTED SPUDDERING, THE CREW OF THREE NOTED SPARKS NEAR THE PROPELLER. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT IMMEDIATELY TOOK CONTROL AND TURNED TOWARD THE REDDING AIRPORT. THE STUDENT PILOT SHUT-OFF THE FUEL AND TRIED MAINTAINING 100 KNOTS PLUS DUE TO FIRE, HAD STRONG SMELL OF IT IN CABIN, DUE TO BEING SO HIGH ON SHORT FINAL. THE PILOT IN COMMAND MADE ONE 360 DEGREE BANKING TURN TO TRY TO LOSE ALTITUDE, COULD NOT LOSE ENOUGH ALTITUDE AND LANDED PAST THE RUNWAY AND IN TO A GRASSY FIELD THEN CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN THE AIRCRAT HIT A WIRE FENCE PARRELLING A SERVICE ROAD.

## 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 WPR18LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA039), Nov 2, 2017: Cessna 172R (N2103T), Redding, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fatigue separation of the crankshaft due to a fatigue fracture, which resulted in a total loss of engine power and a subsequent off-airport landing and impact with a fence.

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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