20240527009089A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Citronelle, AL · May 27, 2024

Date
May 27, 2024 · 15:31 local
Place
Citronelle, AL
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N658NV
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA24LA232
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
13,250 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.

Pilot was repositioning the aircraft to another airport when the aircraft's engine began running "rough". After several attempts to troubleshoot the engine, the PIC was force to make an off-field landing in a pasture.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS REPOSITIONING THE AIRCRAFT TO ANOTHER AIRPORT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING "ROUGH". AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO TROUBLESHOOT THE ENGINE, THE PIC WAS FORCE TO MAKE AN OFF-FIELD LANDING IN A PASTURE.

NTSB investigation

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