# Accident 20220622010959A: Cessna 172M, Lancaster, OH, June 22, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2022, 13:48 local time
- Place: Lancaster, OH
- Airport: Fairfield County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7547° N, 82.6406° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7547&lon=-82.6406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9556H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9556H-2023-03-02) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 536 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA309) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220622010959A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ARRIVED AT THE AIRPORT FOR THE AIRPLANE'S FIRST FLIGHT OF THE DAY, EARLY AFTERNOON. AIRPLANE HAD JUST COME OUT OF MAINTENANCE FROM A 50 HOUR OIL CHANGE. PILOT PERFORMED A NORMAL PREFLIGHT WITH NO ISSUES OR CONCERNS. PILOT STARTED UP AND TAXIED TO DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 28 FOR HIS PRE-TAKEOFF CHECK. EVERYTHING INDICATED NORMAL. PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY 28, CLIMED TO 1700 MSL AND MADE HIS NORMAL PATTERN. MID-FIELD DOWNWIND HE APPLIED THE CARB HEAT. ABEAM THE NUMBERS, REDUCED POWER AND ADDED FIRST NOTCH OF FLAPS. AS THE PILOT BEGAN HIS RIGHT BASE TURN THE ENGINE QUIT.  PILOT TURNED FINAL, UNABLE TO MAKE THE RUNWAY, LANDED IN A FIELD EAST OF THE AIRPORT WHERE THE AIRPLANE LANDED THEN FLIPPED FORWARD ON ITS TOP.

## 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 ERA22LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA309), Jun 22, 2022: Cessna 172 (N9556H), Lancaster, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to the formation of carburetor ice.

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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