# Accident 20220602022269A: Cessna 172P, Ennis, TX, June 2, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2022, 18:30 local time
- Place: Ennis, TX
- Airport: Ennis Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3384° N, 96.6651° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3384&lon=-96.6651&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65497, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65497-2025-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 2,003 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA230) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220602022269A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 2, 2022, ABOUT 1803 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172P, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR ENNIS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (F41), ENNIS, TEXAS. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. WHILE ENROUTE TO F41, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE POWER DROPPED ABOUT 200 RPM ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE PILOT SUBSEQUENTLY FLEW AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 16 AT F41 AND EXECUTED A GO-AROUND DUE TO EXCESS ENERGY. WHEN THE THROTTLE AND CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROLS WERE ADVANCED TO THE FULL FORWARD POSITION, THE ENGINE POWER INCREASED TO ABOUT 2,000 RPM. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ADJUSTED THE MIXTURE CONTROL AND REAPPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT IN AN ATTEMPT TO INCREASE ENGINE POWER, BUT THE POWER DECREASED AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TURNED RIGHT TO AVOID COWS AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A TREE, WHICH RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING. THE AIRPLANE WAS RETAINED FOR EXAMINATION. AS OF APRIL 25, 2023 LYCOMING REPRESNETATIVE HAS NOT PROVIDE FINAL ENGINE TEARDOWN REPORT.

## 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 CEN22LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA230), Jun 2, 2022: Cessna 172P (N65497), Ennis, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that were undetermined.

## Other reports on N65497 (1)

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

- [Incident 19910730049419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910730049419I), Jul 30, 1991: Cessna 172P (N65497), Chicago/West Ch, IL, Minor damage. Student stated aircraft became airborne again after touchdown. Landed and nose gear collapsed.

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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