# Accident 20240210022469A: Cessna 172P, Goodyear, AZ, February 10, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 2024, 07:48 local time
- Place: Goodyear, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4552° N, 112.3468° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4552&lon=-112.3468&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52436, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52436) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 495 total, 378 in this make and model, 172 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240210022469A

## Narrative

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

ON 2-10-2024 DURING A RENTAL AIRCRAFT CHECK OUT FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT LOST OIL PRESSURE SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF.  THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD DUE TO NO CHANCE OF LANDING BACK AT THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT.  THE PILOT MISSED SEVERAL HOUSES AND SUBSEQUENTLY HIT SOME TREES BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND BELLY FIRST AND SLID ON THE STREET BEFORE COMING TO A REST.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FROM THE IMPACT WITH THE TREES AND THE STREET.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES.  THERE WAS NO POST ACCIDENT FIRE.

## 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 WPR24LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA084), Feb 10, 2024: Cessna 172P (N52436), Goodyear, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: Bearing degradation that increased clearances between the bearing and crankshaft journal surfaces, resulting in fatigue cracks and the subsequent failure of the No. 3 connecting rod and a total loss…

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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