# Incident 20230204000699I: Cessna 172H, Dunellon, FL, February 4, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 2023, 09:00 local time
- Place: Dunellon, FL
- Airport: Dunnellon/Marion Co & Park Of
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8213L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8213L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 205 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230204000699I

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A CE-172-H, WAS FLYING ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM KDVF TO KDVI WHEN APPROXIMATELY AROUND 0900, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED EXPERIENCING ENGINE POWER LOSS. THE PILOT TOOK THE DECISION OF DIVERTING TO X35 AND LAND THE AIRCRAFT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE PILOT STATED THAT SHE CALLED THE AIRPORT BY RADIO DECLARING AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND ON RWY 23 BUT DUE TO THE LOSS OF POWER AND THE GUSTY WINDS THE PILOT HAD TO MAKE A SOFT LANDING ON THE GRASS NEXT TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A TOTAL STOP AND THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO WALK AWAY WITH NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N8213L (1)

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

- [Accident 19900318010159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900318010159A), Mar 18, 1990: Cessna 172H (N8213L), Andover, NJ, Substantial damage. Encountered windshear on short final. Aircraft stalled with full power, left wing struck runway then main gear.

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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