What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 07/28/2022 at approximately 2000 EDT, a Cessna 172G, privacy data omitted privacy data omitted (pending aircraft registry review), experienced power loss while performing a ?go-around? During an attempted landing. The aircraft landed in a field southwest of the intended airport with minor damage. There were no injuries noted.
The flight was being operated under visual meteorological conditions during the evening flight of 07/28/2022. The weather at Tri-State Steuben County Airport (anq) at the approximate time of the incident had variable winds gusting 14 knots and clear sky conditions. The flight conducted was a personal flight to verify the condition of the aircraft after a ?rough running? Engine from a previous flight on 07/26/2022. A mechanic addressed the potential maintenance issues related to the 07/26/2022 flight by performing an engine run-up on the aircraft and found no abnormalities. The mechanic stated the aircraft was ?fixed? (From the run-up process) to the owner. The mechanic stated no ?maintenance? As defined by 14 c.f.r. §1.1 was performed on the aircraft. On 07/28/2022 the pilot in command (PIC) performed preflight checks and stated the fuel was checked for any water prior to the flight and the flight crew performed an engine run-up with no abnormalities. The aircraft took off from runway 23 to the southwest. The PIC stated the ?aircraft accelerated normally and was off the ground by the first 1/3 of the runway.? The PIC stated during final, the crew were too high to land and performed a ?go-around.? The pilot was operating the controls and pushed the throttle forward to perform the ?go-around.? The PIC stated the engine RPM increased to approximately 1,000 RPM. The PIC stated the decision was made for the pilot to remain on the controls to land the aircraft. The pilot stated, ?at that point we were over top of the airport and out of useable runway. The PIC and pilot picked a landing spot straight ahead.? The aircraft landed in the field south of the runway approximately 2,200 ft. from the displaced threshold of runway 5. The PIC and pilot stated they did not have any injuries.
Damage is as follows: right wing leading edge has two dents to the skin and stringer damage, left wing leading edge skin near wing tip has dents, skin is separated from rib and minor cosmetic damage in the adjacent area. Possible internal engine damage.
As the FAA filed it
ON 07/28/2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 EDT, A CESSNA 172G, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (PENDING AIRCRAFT REGISTRY REVIEW), EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS WHILE PERFORMING A ?GO-AROUND? DURING AN ATTEMPTED LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD SOUTHWEST OF THE INTENDED AIRPORT WITH MINOR DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES NOTED.
THE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS DURING THE EVENING FLIGHT OF 07/28/2022. THE WEATHER AT TRI-STATE STEUBEN COUNTY AIRPORT (ANQ) AT THE APPROXIMATE TIME OF THE INCIDENT HAD VARIABLE WINDS GUSTING 14 KNOTS AND CLEAR SKY CONDITIONS. THE FLIGHT CONDUCTED WAS A PERSONAL FLIGHT TO VERIFY THE CONDITION OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER A ?ROUGH RUNNING? ENGINE FROM A PREVIOUS FLIGHT ON 07/26/2022. A MECHANIC ADDRESSED THE POTENTIAL MAINTENANCE ISSUES RELATED TO THE 07/26/2022 FLIGHT BY PERFORMING AN ENGINE RUN-UP ON THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND NO ABNORMALITIES. THE MECHANIC STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS ?FIXED? (FROM THE RUN-UP PROCESS) TO THE OWNER. THE MECHANIC STATED NO ?MAINTENANCE? AS DEFINED BY 14 C.F.R. §1.1 WAS PERFORMED ON THE AIRCRAFT. ON 07/28/2022 THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) PERFORMED PREFLIGHT CHECKS AND STATED THE FUEL WAS CHECKED FOR ANY WATER PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT AND THE FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED AN ENGINE RUN-UP WITH NO ABNORMALITIES. THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 23 TO THE SOUTHWEST. THE PIC STATED THE ?AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED NORMALLY AND WAS OFF THE GROUND BY THE FIRST 1/3 OF THE RUNWAY.? THE PIC STATED DURING FINAL, THE CREW WERE TOO HIGH TO LAND AND PERFORMED A ?GO-AROUND.? THE PILOT WAS OPERATING THE CONTROLS AND PUSHED THE THROTTLE FORWARD TO PERFORM THE ?GO-AROUND.? THE PIC STATED THE ENGINE RPM INCREASED TO APPROXIMATELY 1,000 RPM. THE PIC STATED THE DECISION WAS MADE FOR THE PILOT TO REMAIN ON THE CONTROLS TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STATED, ?AT THAT POINT WE WERE OVER TOP OF THE AIRPORT AND OUT OF USEABLE RUNWAY. THE PIC AND PILOT PICKED A LANDING SPOT STRAIGHT AHEAD.? THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE FIELD SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 2,200 FT. FROM THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 5. THE PIC AND PILOT STATED THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY INJURIES.
DAMAGE IS AS FOLLOWS: RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE HAS TWO DENTS TO THE SKIN AND STRINGER DAMAGE, LEFT WING LEADING EDGE SKIN NEAR WING TIP HAS DENTS, SKIN IS SEPARATED FROM RIB AND MINOR COSMETIC DAMAGE IN THE ADJACENT AREA. POSSIBLE INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE.
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