# Incident 20231214018579I: Cessna 172N, Xenia, OH, December 14, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 2023, 13:56 local time
- Place: Xenia, OH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6831° N, 83.9408° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Xenia, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6831&lon=-83.9408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733GL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733GL) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 221 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231214018579I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL POWER LOSS AND REPORTED TO COLUMBUS (CMH) TRACON AND WAS GIVEN VECTORS TOWARDS A PRIVATE AIRPORT.  DUE TO THE POWER LOSS AND PERFORMANCE AT BEST GLIDE, THE PILOT WAS CONCERNED HE WOULD NOT MAKE IT TO THE AIRPORT AND OPTED TO PERFORM AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING IN A PLOWED FARM FIELD.  BASED ON THE JPI ENGINE ANALYZER INFORMATION, THE ENGINE ROTATION STOPPED ABOUT THE TIME THE PILOT WAS IN THE FLARE.  THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND DURING THE ROLLOUT, THE NOSE GEAR BEGAN TO DIG IN TO THE PLOWED SOIL.  AS THE AIRCRAFT LOST FORWARD PROGRESS, IT “WHEEL-BARROWED” TO THE RIGHT, WHERE THE SPINNER AND RIGHT PROP BLADE MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AS WELL AS THE RIGHT WINGTIP RESULTING IN MINOR SKIN DAMAGE TO THE COWLING AND ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING, SLIGHTLY INBOARD OF THE WING CAP.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN RETURNED TO REST ON ALL THREE MAIN LANDING GEARS AT 39° 41’ 14”N, 83° 49’ 58”W ON A 246° HEADING.

INSPECTION BY THE AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^/MECHANIC DID NOT REVEAL ANY DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL OR WING SPAR.  ON FURTHER INSPECTION BY THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^/MECHANIC AND AN AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR FROM OUR OFFICE, BOTH POINTS OF THE MAGNETO WERE CLOSED DUE TO MAGNETO BEARING WEAR CAUSING HEAT WHICH MELTED THE POINT CAM FOLLOWERS, CAUSING MAGNETO FAILURE.

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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