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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Lakeway, TX · March 14, 2019

Date: March 14, 2019 · 13:42 local
Place: Lakeway, TX
Airport: Lakeway Airpark
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N8620B
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN19FA099
Reported as: Cessna 172
Reported engine: Continental 0-300 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,472 total462 in this make and model115 in the last 90 days

N8620BRegistration cancelled Jul 2, 2019 · Cessna 172S/N 36320 · Built 1957 Airframe modelCessna 172 Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft departed VFR from Lakeway Airpark to conduct pilot training near

Lakeway Texas. The (two person) crew on board attempted to land twice at

Lakeway Airpark but continued around due to high crosswinds. During the

Third attempt, on short final, the engine began to sputter. The aircraft

Departed controlled flight and impacted the terrain. The aircraft was

Destroyed at impact. There was no post crash fire. There was one critical

Injury and one fatal injury.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED VFR FROM LAKEWAY AIRPARK TO CONDUCT PILOT TRAINING NEAR

LAKEWAY TEXAS. THE (TWO PERSON) CREW ON BOARD ATTEMPTED TO LAND TWICE AT

LAKEWAY AIRPARK BUT CONTINUED AROUND DUE TO HIGH CROSSWINDS. DURING THE

THIRD ATTEMPT, ON SHORT FINAL, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER. THE AIRCRAFT

DEPARTED CONTROLLED FLIGHT AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS

DESTROYED AT IMPACT. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE. THERE WAS ONE CRITICAL

INJURY AND ONE FATAL INJURY.

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 CEN19FA099Accident · 1 fatalClass 2 · FieldFinal reportLakeway, TXA partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined, and the flight instructor's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack while maneuvering for a forced landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent loss of…Mar 14, 2019 · Substantial damage