What happened
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On 08/08/2021 at approximately 0040 zulu ( 1740 local) an instructor pilot and a student pilot departed hawthorn municipal airport (khhr) in a Cessna 172N serial number 17267791, registration mark: N75536, with a standard airworthiness certificate in the normal category. While maneuvering over the long beach practice area (terminal island), at 4,000 feet MSL, the motor quit operating. The instructor pilot identified an emergency landing site and had her student pilot attempt to restart the motor in accordance with "power loss in flight" checklist followed by the "if no restart & time permits" checklist.
The motor did not restart and the pilot set up the aircraft for the emergency landing. During rollout the aircraft nose wheel contacted a dirt berm which tore the nose gear assembly off of the aircraft and allowed the aircraft engine cowlings, spinner, and the trailing edge of the non-rotating propeller to contact the ground. The aircraft came to a complete stop within approximately 200 feet. The aircraft came to a complete stop at approximately 0120 zulu ( 1820 local).
The instructor pilot and student pilot were able to exit the aircraft without sustaining injuries.
There were no post-emergency landing fires.
The NTSB was notified and were supplied photos and a description of the event. The NTSB classified the damage as minor and released the aircraft to the owner for ground transportation to zamperini field ( toa) in Torrance, CA. The aircraft was transported to a hangar at toa where an FAA inspector inspected the aircraft, records, and spoke with the owner and mechanic.
As the FAA filed it
ON 08/08/2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 0040 ZULU ( 1740 LOCAL) AN INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND A STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED HAWTHORN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KHHR) IN A CESSNA 172N SERIAL NUMBER 17267791, REGISTRATION MARK: N75536, WITH A STANDARD AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE IN THE NORMAL CATEGORY. WHILE MANEUVERING OVER THE LONG BEACH PRACTICE AREA (TERMINAL ISLAND), AT 4,000 FEET MSL, THE MOTOR QUIT OPERATING. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT IDENTIFIED AN EMERGENCY LANDING SITE AND HAD HER STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE MOTOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH "POWER LOSS IN FLIGHT" CHECKLIST FOLLOWED BY THE "IF NO RESTART & TIME PERMITS" CHECKLIST.
THE MOTOR DID NOT RESTART AND THE PILOT SET UP THE AIRCRAFT FOR THE EMERGENCY LANDING. DURING ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT NOSE WHEEL CONTACTED A DIRT BERM WHICH TORE THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY OFF OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE COWLINGS, SPINNER, AND THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE NON-ROTATING PROPELLER TO CONTACT THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT APPROXIMATELY 0120 ZULU ( 1820 LOCAL).
THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND STUDENT PILOT WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT SUSTAINING INJURIES.
THERE WERE NO POST-EMERGENCY LANDING FIRES.
THE NTSB WAS NOTIFIED AND WERE SUPPLIED PHOTOS AND A DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENT. THE NTSB CLASSIFIED THE DAMAGE AS MINOR AND RELEASED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE OWNER FOR GROUND TRANSPORTATION TO ZAMPERINI FIELD ( TOA) IN TORRANCE, CA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HANGAR AT TOA WHERE AN FAA INSPECTOR INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT, RECORDS, AND SPOKE WITH THE OWNER AND MECHANIC.
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