# Accident 20220420005659A: Cessna 172M, Manhattan, KS, April 20, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2022, 19:22 local time
- Place: Manhattan, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0168° N, 96.1937° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0168&lon=-96.1937&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9263H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9263H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 132 in this make and model, 131 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220420005659A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MANHATTAN, KS (MHK) FOR LOCAL FLIGHT. AFTER LANDING AND DEPARTING WAMEGO, KS (69K), THE PILOT PERFORMED LOW APPROACH AND FLYOVER OF GRASS STRIP AT SMITH AIRPORT (43KS).  THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO CLIMB, IMPACTED TREES AND CAME TO REST 260 FEET SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CEN22LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA181), Apr 21, 2022: Cessna 172M (N9263H), Manhattan, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to use carburetor heat during the approach and his unsuitable flight profile for an upsloping runway, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power and an impact with terrain…

## Other reports on N9263H (2)

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

- [Accident 19920609019149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920609019149A), Jun 9, 1992: Cessna 172 (N9263H), Buffalo, NY, Substantial damage. Bounced and porpoised on landing. Began late go around. Stalled clearing obstacles. Failed to turn off carb heat.
- [Accident 19860723035739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860723035739A), Jul 23, 1986: Cessna 172M (N9263H), Olcott, NY, Substantial damage. The aircraft veered off the side of the runway and struck trees after a bounced landing. Inexperienced pilot.

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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