# Accident 20180129001699A: Cessna 172S, Babylon, NY, January 29, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 2018, 09:18 local time
- Place: Babylon, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6214° N, 73.2733° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6214&lon=-73.2733&mi=10
- Aircraft: N294ME, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N294ME-2019-01-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 538 total, 267 in this make and model, 97 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180129001699A

## Narrative

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

1/29/2018: ARRIVED ON SCENE AT 10AM LOCAL. THE PIC STATED THAT AFTER PRACTICING GROUND REFERENCE MANEUVERS, HE DECIDED SIMULATE EMERGENCY LANDING PROCEDURES. AFTER COMPLETING THE SIMULATION HE TRIED TO POWER UP THE AIRCRAFT AND CLIMB. THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO INCREASE POWER AND MAINTAIN LEVEL FLIGHT. THE PIC DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED ON ROBERT MOSES PARK BEACH IN BABYLON NY. PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED AT: THE RIGHT WING SUPPORT STRUT AND WING ROOT AREA, VERTICAL STABLIZER BY TIP AND SUPPORT MOUNT, FIREWALL BY NOSE GEAR MOUNT, WINDSHIELD BY FORWARD RIGHT WING, RIGHT INBOARD FLAP,AND LEFT WING TIP.

## 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 ERA18LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA074), Jan 29, 2018: Cessna 172 (N294ME), Babylon, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power after a simulated engine failure for reasons that could not be determined because a postaccident examination and an engine test run did not reveal any anomalies that…

## Other reports on N294ME (1)

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

- [Incident 20100530035351I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100530035351I), May 30, 2010: Cessna 172S (N294ME), Oceano, CA, Minor damage. This aircraft was parked on the ramp and was struck by N188CA. See incident report number in atqa #AWP1510016.

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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