# Incident 20190923013659I: Cessna 172R, Tampa, FL, September 23, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2019, 14:39 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9475° N, 82.4584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tampa, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9475&lon=-82.4584&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9526G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9526G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 3,446 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190923013659I

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 14:39 EST, A CESSNA 172R, N9526G, S/N 17280434, REGISTERED TO ATLAS AVIATION TAMPA INC, LOST POWER AND LANDED IN AN EMPTY FIELD APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES EAST OF PETER O KNIGHT AIRPORT (TPF) IN TAMPA,

FL.  THE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED IAW PART 91 REGULATIONS.  THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD, HE WAS NOT INJURED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.  THIS FLIGHT WAS A TEST FLIGHT, FOLLOWING INSTALLATION OF A REPAIRED ENGINE.

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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