# Accident 20220212008889A: Cessna 172N, Carbondale, IL, February 12, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 2022, 17:56 local time
- Place: Carbondale, IL
- Airport: Southern Illinois Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7651° N, 89.2489° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7651&lon=-89.2489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737SY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737SY-2022-08-13) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220212008889A

## Narrative

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

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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## 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 CEN22LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA120), Feb 12, 2022: Cessna 172N (N737SY), Murphysboro, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines during approach for landing.

## Other reports on N737SY (1)

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

- [Accident 20140716015799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140716015799A), Jul 16, 2014: Cessna 172N (N737SY), Murphysboro, IL, Substantial damage. Preflight inspection showed evidence of a hard landing with damage to the nose gear and firewall.

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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