# Incident 20200606011079I: Cessna 172N, June 6, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2020, 07:30 local time
- Airport: Falcon Fld
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5136E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5136E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200606011079I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WHEN IT EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE CFI STATED THERE WAS A ?LOSS OF CHARGING POWER AND GPS/COM 1 SHUT DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY SHUT-DOWN OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DUE TO UNKNOWN CAUSE OF FAILURE. CALLED FALCON TOWER CAB FROM CELL PHONE IN AIR AND RECEIVED INSTRUCTIONS AND LANDING CLEARANCE. FINALLY SAW LIGHT GUN SIGNAL FROM TOWER ON 1 MILE FINAL.? THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO ITS TIE-DOWN.

MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL LOOKED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OVER AND DETERMINED THE ALTERNATOR FIELD WIRE WAS BROKEN.  MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE ALTERNATOR FIELD WIRE, BATTERY WAS CHARGED, ENGINE TEST RUN AND DETERMINED TO BE AIRWORTHY. ADDITIONAL MAINTENANCE CONDUCTED WAS ADDITION OF TWO WASHERS TO THE OIL PRESSURE VALVE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE AND HAS EXPERIENCE NO FURTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES.

## Other reports on N5136E (1)

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

- [Accident 20260107000279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260107000279A), Jan 7, 2026: Cessna 172N (N5136E), San Marcos, TX, Substantial damage. On January 7, 2026, at approximately 1400 local time, a Cessna 172N aircraft was involved in an accident during an instructional flight maneuver to simulate an…

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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