# Accident 20221105020079A: Cessna R172E, Aguilar, CO, November 5, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 2022, 07:21 local time
- Place: Aguilar, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4016° N, 104.6556° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4016&lon=-104.6556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6051U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6051U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172E (registry code 2072413, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 246 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221105020079A

## Narrative

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

ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KLVS. IN THE VICINITY OF RATON PASS AND FISCHER PEAK THE PILOT EXPERIENCED TURBULENCE AT 100' AND MADE A DESCENT TO 090'. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED AND THE PILOT EXPERIENCED WINDSHEAR AND TURBULENCE NEAR AGUILLAR. THE PILOT FELT A "POP" OR "SHUDDER" AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SHAKE WITH OIL SPRAYING ON THE WINDSHIELD. A DESCENT WAS IMMEDIATELY INITIATED SEARCHING FOR A SUITABLE LANDING AREA. A LARGE FIELD WAS SELECTED AND THE PLANE WAS LANDED. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE PLANE STRUCK A FENCE DAMAGING THE WINGS.

## 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 CEN23LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA027), Nov 5, 2022: Cessna R172E (N6051U), Aguilar, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the engine cylinder assembly, which resulted in a loss of engine power during cruise flight and an impact with a fence during the forced landing.

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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