# Accident 20220324003299A: Cessna 172N, Springtown, TX, March 24, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2022, 16:20 local time
- Place: Springtown, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0112° N, 97.6944° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0112&lon=-97.6944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733KP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733KP-2024-02-24) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 315 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220324003299A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT BEING OPERATED BY CFI AND STUDENT PILOT ON PART 61 TRAINING FLIGHT. DEPARTED FTW APPROX 1540 AND FLEW DIFFERENTY MANUEVERS IN ROUTE TO BRIDGEPORT XBP. TOPPED OFF WITH FUEL AT XBP AND DEPARTED BACK TO FTW. APPROX 7 MINS AFTER DEPARTURE ENGINE BEGAN LOSING POWER AND "SPUTTERING". PULLING TO IDLE SEEMED TO HELP STABILIZE BUT WOULD NOT MAINTAIN POWER WHEN THROTTLE PUSHED UP. CFI MADE DECISION FOR FORCED LANDING AND DECLARED MAYDAY. LIGHTLY CLIPPED TOP OF TREE ON FINAL. EVIDENCE AIRCRAFT HIT NOSE FIRST THEN "POGO STICKED" INVERTED APPROX 50 FEET FROM INITIAL IMPACT POINT. FUSELAGE BROKEN IN HALF JUST AFT OF DOORS. TAIL SURFACES DESTROYED. BOTH WINGS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN22LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA156), Mar 24, 2022: Cessna 172N (N733KP), Springtown, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.

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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