# Accident 20240702018469A: Cessna 172N, San Diego, CA, July 2, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2024, 11:55 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8157° N, 117.1395° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8157&lon=-117.1395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74C) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240702018469A

## Narrative

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

ON 07-02-2024, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED TAKE OFF CLEARANCE FOR RUNWAY 28R FROM MYF TOWER.  AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RWY 28R AFTER CLIMBING OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FT AGL THE PILOT STATED HE HEARD A LOUD POP AND SAW BROWN SMOKE COMING OUT FROM THE ENGINE COWLING, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS WITH THE FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT BEGINNING TO SHAKE. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED MYF ATCT AND REQUESTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING. ATC GAVE CLEARANCE FOR EMERGENCY LANDING RUNWAY 10L. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON MAIN GEAR AND BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO EXCESSIVE SPEED.  PILOT GAINED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND RAN OFF THE END OF RUNWAY 10L INTO THE BRUSH. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A DIRT DITCH AND FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS BACK. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH A MINOR INJURY AS EMERGENCY CREWS ARRIVED ON THE SCENE.  AFTER RECOVERY, THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED INTO A NEARBY HANGAR.

NO FURTHER DETAILS AT THIS TIME. IF MORE INFORMATION IS GAINED THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED.

## 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 WPR24LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA229), Jul 2, 2024: Cessna 172N (N74C), San Diego, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure of the No. 2 cylinder due to fatigue cracking as the result of an undersized fillet radius around the edge of the cylinder head dome.

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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