# Accident 20230516012129A: Cessna 172N, Roanoke, TX, May 16, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2023, 19:11 local time
- Place: Roanoke, TX
- Airport: Northwest Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0582° N, 97.2046° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0582&lon=-97.2046&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5550J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5550J) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 430 total, 250 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230516012129A

## Narrative

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

CFI AND STUDENT PILOT RETURNED TO HOME BASE FROM DTO.  ONCE OVER MID-FIELD AT NORTHWEST REGIONAL AIRPORT (52F) 1000' AGL, AIRCRAFT  ENGINE LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. PILOTS ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST THROTTLE WITH NO RESPONSE.  ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING WHEN PILOTS ELECTED TO DEPART AIRPORT AREA, FLY NORTH EAST AND LAND IN A FIELD.  UPON HARD LANDING IN FIELD, AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREE LINE AND CAME TO A STOP.  PILOTS SELF EVACUATED.  ONE PILOT EXPERIENCED MINOR LACERATIONS TO LEG.

## 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 CEN23LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA188), May 17, 2023: Cessna 172 (N5550J), Flower Mound, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fatigue failure of the rocker arm which resulted in a partial loss of engine power. Contributing was the airplane operator’s failure to inspect the rocker arm in accordance with the engine…

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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