# Incident 20230424007049I: Cessna 172N, Springfield, MO, April 24, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2023, 13:30 local time
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Airport: Downtown Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2227° N, 93.2483° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DOWNTOWN (3DW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2227&lon=-93.2483&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4881E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4881E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230424007049I

## Narrative

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

DURING MANUVERS OVER AN OPEN FIELD FOR AN ENGINE OUT EXCERCISE.ENGINE POWER COULD NOT BE RESTORED DURING SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE. CFI TOOK OVER CONTROLS AND SUCCESSFULLY LANDED OFF-FIELD COMING TO REST APPROXIATELY 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT. THE MAGNETOS ARE BEING INVESTIGATED FURTHER. WHEN WE HAVE THE RESULTS, AN AMENDMENT WILL BE MADE TO THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N4881E (1)

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

- [Incident 20020513014709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020513014709I), May 13, 2002: Cessna 172N (N4881E), Aiken, SC, Minor damage. (-23) On may 22, 2002, this office received information that an incident had occurred on may 13, 2002 at a Private landing strip located in Aiken, SC. The…

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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