# Incident 20220720012859I: Textron Aviation Inc 172S, Prescott, AZ, July 20, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2022, 08:45 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Airport: Prescott Regional
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5400° N, 112.4685° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prescott, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5400&lon=-112.4685&mi=10
- Aircraft: N249K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N249K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Textron 172S (registry code 2072449, https://openairdocs.org/model/textron-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEXTRON AVIATION INC 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 375 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220720012859I

## Narrative

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

DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD ONLY ACHIEVE ABOUT A 35 KNOT AIRSPEED. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE SOUNDED FINE. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF AND RETARDED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE. THE PILOT STATES THAT AFTER HE TURNED OFF ONTO THE TAXIWAY THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ON THE TAXIWAY HE ATTEMPTED AN ENGINE START AND AT THAT TIME, A FLASH OF FLAME AND WHITE SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE LEFT SIDE FRONT ENGINE COWLING. THE PILOT STATES THAT HE SHUT THE FUEL OFF AND ALL ELECTRONICS AND HE AND HIS PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N249K (1)

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

- [Accident 20230603007729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230603007729A), Jun 3, 2023: Textron Aviation Inc 172S (N249K), Prescott, AZ, Substantial damage. Certified flight instructor (CFI) took his student for a discovery flight. The pilot allowed the student to fly the aircraft. After the 1.2-hour flight the CFI…

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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