# Incident 20210118000779I: Cessna 172N, Loxahatchee, FL, January 18, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 2021, 07:15 local time
- Place: Loxahatchee, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N1422E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1422E) (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-H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 183 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210118000779I

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 18 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 0715 EST, A CESSNA 172N, N1422E, REGISTERED TO A S AIR LLC, LANTANA, FL. WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD IN LOXAHATCHEE, FL. OPERATING AS A 14 CFR 91 FLIGHT, AND UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, THE PILOT WAS RETURNING FROM KF45 (NORTH PALM BEACH COUNTY GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT, WEST PALM BEACH, FL) TO KLNA (PALM BEACH COUNTY PARK AIRPORT, WEST PALM BEACH, FL), AND WHILE AT 1000 FT, THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND LOSING POWER, THE PILOT DECIDED HE WAS TOO FAR FROM KF45 AND KLNA TO RETURN, HE MADE THE DECISION TO LAND ON A DIRT ROAD, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWICE BEFORE STOPPING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE PAX HAD A MINOR INJURY AND NEGLIGIBLE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N1422E (2)

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

- [Accident 20071024824549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071024824549A), Oct 24, 2007: Cessna 172N (N1422E), Grand Junction, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) On 10/24/07 at 1330 MDT a Cessna 172N, N1422E, landed hard at Grand Junction, CO (gjt). The private pilot and one passenger were not injured. The…
- [Accident 19940523017669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940523017669A), May 23, 1994: Cessna 172N (N1422E), Page, AZ, Substantial damage. Lost power on descent. Landed on a sandy hill. Nose gear dug in and broke. Nosed over. No engine defects found.

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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