# Accident 20191013022809A: Cessna 172, Palmer, AK, October 13, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2019, 16:00 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4503° N, 148.6833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4503&lon=-148.6833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7267A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7267A-2020-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 325 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC20LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191013022809A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 13, 2019, ABOUT 1620 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172 AIRPLANE, N7267A,

SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FOLLOWING A COLLISION WITH TERRAIN DURING AN EMERGENCY OFF-AIRPORT

LANDING, ABOUT 15 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE PALMER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (PAAQ) PALMER,

ALASKA. THE SOLO PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY

THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A VISUAL FLIGHT

RULES PERSONAL FLIGHT. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT,

AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT, AFTER FLYING AROUND THE KNIK GLACIER AREA, WHILE RETURNING TO BIRCHWOOD

AIRPORT (PABV) BIRCHWOOD, ALASKA, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND THE RPM "ROLLED BACK."

HE APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT, CONFIRMED A RICH MIXTURE, CHECKED THE FUEL TANK LEVELS, AND PLACED

THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE LEFT TANK. HE ADDED THAT, HE VERIFIED THE OIL PRESSURE, THE MAGNETO SWITCH

WAS SELECTED TO BOTH, AND THAT THE PRIMER WAS IN AND LOCKED, BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO RESTORE FULL

ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT SUBSEQUENTLY SELECTED AN ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE TRAIL AS A FORCED LANDING

SITE. JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, AT ABOUT 15 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE LEFT WING STRUCK A SMALL

TREE, THE AIRPLANE YAWED TO THE LEFT AND TOUCHED DOWN IN A NOSE LOW, OFF-CENTER ANGLE.

SUBSEQUENTLY, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND NOSE GEAR SEPARATED, AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK

THE GROUND. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO EGRESS THE AIRPLANE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

THE AIRPLANE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A CONTINENTAL O-300-B MODEL ENGINE. THE AIRPLANE HAS BEEN

RECOVERED AND A DETAILED WRECKAGE EXAMINATION IS PENDING.

## 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 ANC20LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20LA002), Oct 13, 2019: Cessna 172 (N7267A), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed application of carburetor heat in weather conditions conducive to carburetor icing, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power, a precautionary landing, and impact with…

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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