# Accident 20240414006539A: Cessna 172C, Manassas, VA, April 14, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2024, 20:09 local time
- Place: Manassas, VA
- Airport: Manassas Regional/Harry P. Davis F
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7261° N, 77.5212° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7261&lon=-77.5212&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8337X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8337X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172C (registry code 2072408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,322 total, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240414006539A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT SUFFERED AN ENGINE POWER LOSS DURING DESCENT INTO LANDING AT MANASSAS REGIONAL AIRPORT (HEF).  THE PIC STATED THE ENGINE STOPPED RESPONDING TO THROTTLE INPUTS DURING DESCENT AND HE WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ONTO THE GRASSY AREA TO THE RIGHT OF THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY AND HIT A CULVERT, CAUSING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND FLIP THE AIRCRAFT INVERTED.  THE PIC STATED HE DID NOT ENGAGE THE CARBURETOR HEAT DURING THE DESCENT, AND DID NOT CONDUCT THE DESCENT CHECKLIST, NOR ATTEMPT TO CLEAR THE ENGINE AT ANY POINT IN THE DESCENT, WHICH STARTED AT 5500 FEET.

## 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 ERA24LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA178), Apr 15, 2024: Cessna 172 (N8337X), Manassas, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to apply carburetor heat before reducing engine power during a prolonged descent while operating in environmental conditions conducive to the development of carburetor ice, which…

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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