20231129019949I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna R172E · Colorado Spring, CO · November 29, 2023

Date
November 29, 2023 · 12:45 local
Place
Colorado Spring, CO
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7909N
Reported as
Cessna R172E
Reported engine
Continental IO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Recreational pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
192 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

PIC declared emergency due to engine roughness which led to total engine failure at low altitude. PIC turned back to the airport and landed safely in the grass and then onto runway 35R northbound.

As the FAA filed it

PIC DECLARED EMERGENCY DUE TO ENGINE ROUGHNESS WHICH LED TO TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE AT LOW ALTITUDE. PIC TURNED BACK TO THE AIRPORT AND LANDED SAFELY IN THE GRASS AND THEN ONTO RUNWAY 35R NORTHBOUND.