20250412003399I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Longmont, CO · April 12, 2025

Date
April 12, 2025 · 10:13 local
Place
Longmont, CO
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N75839
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
350 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 operating at low power setting with carb heat applied when full power was selected engine did not respond and an off field landing was made. After inspecting the engine, the airtake filter was found obstructing the air intake.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS OPERATING AT LOW POWER SETTING WITH CARB HEAT APPLIED WHEN FULL POWER WAS SELECTED ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND AND AN OFF FIELD LANDING WAS MADE. AFTER INSPECTING THE ENGINE, THE AIRTAKE FILTER WAS FOUND OBSTRUCTING THE AIR INTAKE.

Other reports on N75839 · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.