# Accident 20190331002309A: Cessna 172L, Placerville, CA, March 31, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2019, 16:00 local time
- Place: Placerville, CA
- Airport: Placerville Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7281° N, 120.7453° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7281&lon=-120.7453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7033Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7033Q-2020-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 306 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190331002309A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 31 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 HOURS PDT, N7033Q, A CESSNA 172 WAS CONDUCTING A LOCAL TRAFFIC PATTERN FLIGHT AT THE PLACERVILLE AIRPORT (KPVF) UNDER 14CFR PART 91. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

THE PRIVATE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB OUT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGHLY AND EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF RPM. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE RPM CONTINUED TO DETERIORATE IN SPITE OF HIS ATTEMPTS TO ADJUST ENGINE THROTTLE, CARB HEAT, AND MIXTURE.

PILOT INITIATED A RETURN TO RUNWAY 23 AT KPVL BUT DUE TO ENGINE RPM DECAY HE WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT BACK TO THE RUNWAY AND MADE A FORCED LANDING INTO A WOODED AREA ADJACENT TO RUNWAY 23.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. FURTHER INFORMATION MAY BE ADDED TO THIS REPORT.

## 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 WPR19LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA102), Mar 31, 2019: Cessna 172 (N7033Q), Placerville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to an improperly maintained carburetor.

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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