# Accident 20220707006919A: Cessna 172M, Friend, NE, July 7, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2022, 19:10 local time
- Place: Friend, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6900° N, 97.2200° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6900&lon=-97.2200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5177H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5177H) (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-E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 4,075 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA309) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220707006919A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LOUP CITY NE IN ROUTE TO CRETE NE. WHILE ENROUTE NEAR THE TOWN OF FRIEND NE THE ENGINE LOST POWER AT 2000 AGL. THE ENGINE REMAINED RUNNING; HOWEVER, WOULD NOT PROCUCE POWER ABOVE 1800RPM.  THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO LAND IN A CORN FIELD ON A PIVOT IRRIGATION SERVICE ROAD.  AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND RH WING MADE CONTACT WITH CORN STALKS CAUSING THE AC TO ROTATE TO THE RIGHT APPROXIMATELY 270 DEGREES FROM ITS DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. THE AIRFRAME INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE HORIZONTAL STABILZERS, ELEVATORS, EMPENNAGE, THE RIGHT WING AND RIGHT AILERON FROM THE AIRCRAFT TURNING AROUND ITS VERTICAL AXIS AS IT ENTERED THE CORN. THE NOSE LANDGING GEAR FORK WAS BROKEN DURING THE SHARP RIGHT TWISTING MOTION CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND. SOME TORSIONAL DAMAGE TO THE AREA WHERE THE EMPENNAGE ATTACHES TO THE CABIN WAS ALSO NOTED.

## 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 CEN22LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA309), Jul 8, 2022: Cessna 172M (N5177H), Friend, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to a stuck valve.

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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