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FAA accident report · Cessna 172B · San Angelo, TX · June 17, 2023

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Date
June 17, 2023 · 08:45 local
Place
San Angelo, TX
Airport
San Angelo Regional Airport -
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7509X
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN23LA367
Reported as
Cessna 172B
Reported engine
Continental 0-300-D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,450 total
N7509XRegistered now · Cessna 172BS/N 17248009 · Built 1960Airframe modelCessna 172BEngine modelContinental 0-300-DReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On June 17, 2023, at 0845 CDT, a Cessna 172 experienced a hard landing at the San Angelo regional airfield in San Angelo, Texas. The pilot requested to return to the airfield after encountering intermittent power delivery from the aircraft's engine during climbout. The aircraft was being operated on a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The pilot was not injured. The flight originated from San Angelo regional/mathis field (sjt) on June 17, 2023, at 0843 CDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 17, 2023, AT 0845 CDT, A CESSNA 172 EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AT THE SAN ANGELO REGIONAL AIRFIELD IN SAN ANGELO, TEXAS. THE PILOT REQUESTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRFIELD AFTER ENCOUNTERING INTERMITTENT POWER DELIVERY FROM THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE DURING CLIMBOUT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM SAN ANGELO REGIONAL/MATHIS FIELD (SJT) ON JUNE 17, 2023, AT 0843 CDT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN23LA367Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportSan Angelo, TXA partial loss of engine power due to loose bolts holding the carburetor throttle body to the fuel bowl.Jun 17, 2023 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7509X · 1

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

Incident 20220910017459ILanding: Rollout · San Angelo, TXThe pilot stated he was practicing touch and goes in this tail-wheel converted CE-172-B. After landing on runway 4, the aircraft drifted to the right. The pilot stated he applied left brake and rudder, but the aircraft continued to turn to the right. The only…Sep 10, 2022 · Minor damage