# Accident 20171209022929A: Cessna 172, Algona, IA, December 9, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 2017, 11:30 local time
- Place: Algona, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0781° N, 94.2719° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0781&lon=-94.2719&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8856B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8856B-2019-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,503 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171209022929A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 9TH, 2017 AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ALGONA AIRPORT ON A TRAINING FLIGHT WITH THE PILOT AN CFI. DURING CLIMB OUT AT APPROXIMITELY 1800 FT THE ENGINE QUIT.

THE STUDENT PILOT GAVE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR.

THE INSTRUCTOR ATTEPTED TO RETURN TO THE FIELD. DURING THIS ATTEMPT STRONG CROSSWINDS FORCED THE AIRCRAFT OFF OF THE GLIDEPATH TO THE RUNWAY. THE INSTRUCTOR THEN ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON A SURFACE STREET THAT RAN PARRELLEL TO THE AIRPORT RUNWAY.

AFTER THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE ROUGH DIRT ROAD SURFACE THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED INTO A CULVERT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD CAUSING DAMGE TO THE RIGHT WING, PROPELLER DAMAGE AND SHEARING OFF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR.

BOTH AIRCREW EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNDER THEIR OWN POWER AND REPORTED THE ACCIDENT TO THE REGINAL OPERATION CENTER.

## 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 CEN18LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA051), Dec 9, 2017: Cessna 172C (N8856B), Algona, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The No. 1 cylinder head separating at the cylinder head-to-barrel interface and the subsequent total loss of engine power.

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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