20190120022859A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Miranda City, TX · January 20, 2019

Date: January 20, 2019 · 13:35 local
Place: Miranda City, TX
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N99308
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN19LA063
Reported as: Cessna 172P
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 620 total378 in this make and model225 in the last 90 days

N99308Registration cancelled Jun 5, 2021 · Cessna 172PS/N 17276431 · Built 1985 Airframe modelCessna 172P Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On January 20, 2019 pilot was performing aerial photo work southeast of laredo Texas, when at approximately 1315 hrs local, the aircraft began shaking and the RPM dropped from 2350 to 905 RPM. The pilot attempted to make adjustments to the throttle, mixture, and the fuel selector with no success. The pilot squawked 7700 and looked for a place to land. The closest airport was 10 miles distant. The aircraft desent speed was 500 fpm. At 1000' AGL the pilot was running out of options and was looking for a place to land. The pilot was in the vacinity of a wind farm and saw a gravel road that looked suitable for landing. The pilot lined up for the landing and upon touch down, the aircraft bounced and veered off the road into a field. The nose wheel dug into the grass, causing the aircraft to flip over settling upside down. The pilot was able to crawl out and radio for assistance. The pilot sustained minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 20, 2019 PILOT WAS PERFORMING AERIAL PHOTO WORK SOUTHEAST OF LAREDO TEXAS, WHEN AT APPROXIMATELY 1315 HRS LOCAL, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN SHAKING AND THE RPM DROPPED FROM 2350 TO 905 RPM. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE THROTTLE, MIXTURE, AND THE FUEL SELECTOR WITH NO SUCCESS. THE PILOT SQUAWKED 7700 AND LOOKED FOR A PLACE TO LAND. THE CLOSEST AIRPORT WAS 10 MILES DISTANT. THE AIRCRAFT DESENT SPEED WAS 500 FPM. AT 1000' AGL THE PILOT WAS RUNNING OUT OF OPTIONS AND WAS LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO LAND. THE PILOT WAS IN THE VACINITY OF A WIND FARM AND SAW A GRAVEL ROAD THAT LOOKED SUITABLE FOR LANDING. THE PILOT LINED UP FOR THE LANDING AND UPON TOUCH DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND VEERED OFF THE ROAD INTO A FIELD. THE NOSE WHEEL DUG INTO THE GRASS, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER SETTLING UPSIDE DOWN. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO CRAWL OUT AND RADIO FOR ASSISTANCE. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN19LA063Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAguilares, TXThe loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.Jan 20, 2019 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N99308 · 1

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

Incident 19911109057599IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Islip, NYFuel exhaustion on an instrument training flight. Forced landing on a highway.Nov 9, 1991