# Incident 20180814023149I: Cessna 172M, Ozona, TX, August 14, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2018, 08:00 local time
- Place: Ozona, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7074° N, 101.2061° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ozona, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7074&lon=-101.2061&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80535, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80535) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 15,321 total, 14,921 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180814023149I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE ENGINE RPM DECAYED. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD LINED WITH MESQUITE BUSHES. THERE WAS STANDING WATER AND SOFT MUD ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL WAS BOGGED DOWN, PULLING THE AIRPLANE INTO A SMALL TREE, DAMAGING THE LEFT WING TIP AND FLAP.

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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