20220212008889A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Carbondale, IL · February 12, 2022

Date: February 12, 2022 · 17:56 local
Place: Carbondale, IL
Airport: Southern Illinois Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N737SY
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN22LA120
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 70 total

N737SYRegistration cancelled Aug 13, 2022 · Cessna 172NS/N 17269650 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative:

Student pilot arrived at airport at 4:40 p.m., received flight folder and spoke to instructor. Flight plan was changed from a dual solo to a solo and prepared flight plan. Plan was to perform student training of multiple take offs and landings in pattern.

Taxied to an unfamiliar runway (36R). Departed at 5:00 p.m. and performed seven laps in pattern. The sun was to set around 5:37-5:45 p.m. and it was about that time the decision was made to head back in. Received clearance from tower, turned to final, could see runway ahead, but not power lines. Hit the power lines, bounced back a little, leafed down about twice and then the nose started to go down. A semi spin started, was able to break out of and land directly below, about 1/4 miles south of kmdh. Windshield was damaged. Quickly got out of the aircraft.

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As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE:

STUDENT PILOT ARRIVED AT AIRPORT AT 4:40 P.M., RECEIVED FLIGHT FOLDER AND SPOKE TO INSTRUCTOR. FLIGHT PLAN WAS CHANGED FROM A DUAL SOLO TO A SOLO AND PREPARED FLIGHT PLAN. PLAN WAS TO PERFORM STUDENT TRAINING OF MULTIPLE TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS IN PATTERN.

TAXIED TO AN UNFAMILIAR RUNWAY (36R). DEPARTED AT 5:00 P.M. AND PERFORMED SEVEN LAPS IN PATTERN. THE SUN WAS TO SET AROUND 5:37-5:45 P.M. AND IT WAS ABOUT THAT TIME THE DECISION WAS MADE TO HEAD BACK IN. RECEIVED CLEARANCE FROM TOWER, TURNED TO FINAL, COULD SEE RUNWAY AHEAD, BUT NOT POWER LINES. HIT THE POWER LINES, BOUNCED BACK A LITTLE, LEAFED DOWN ABOUT TWICE AND THEN THE NOSE STARTED TO GO DOWN. A SEMI SPIN STARTED, WAS ABLE TO BREAK OUT OF AND LAND DIRECTLY BELOW, ABOUT 1/4 MILES SOUTH OF KMDH. WINDSHIELD WAS DAMAGED. QUICKLY GOT OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT.

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NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN22LA120Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMurphysboro, ILThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines during approach for landing.Feb 12, 2022 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N737SY · 1

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

Accident 20140716015799AMurphysboro, ILPreflight inspection showed evidence of a hard landing with damage to the nose gear and firewall.Jul 16, 2014 · Substantial damage