Cessna 172
FAA incident reports · 738
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Incident 20090708019599ICessna 172 · Suppesville, KSWhile taxiing for takeoff, the instructor looked down to sort out charts. The student lost control of the aircraft and taxiied into a fence. Minor damage, no injuries.Accident 20090703012399ACessna 172 · Latimer, IA(-23) On July 3, 2009 at approximately 1330 CDT a Cessna 172, N8138B, being flown by david n. colglazier, private pilot certificate number 2716791, impacted the roadway (C25, also known as 190th street) approximately 4 miles nw of the hampton airport (hpt)…Incident 20081212857479ICessna CE-172 · Northway, AKLanded on closed runway @ Northway, AK. Aircraft became stuck in snow. No other information available. Possible violation of FAR part 91.13(a).airman landed CE-172 on closed runway at Northway, AK. Became stuck in snow. No further information available at…Accident 20081210852619ACessna 172 · Lompoc, CAN6461E crashed in a field a quarter mile east of Lompoc Airport. Prior to impact, the aircraft hit several power lines just east of the crash site. Although there was sufficient fuel in the tanks at the accident site, the propeller did not show evidence of…Accident 20080830845129ACessna 172 · Newton, MS(-23) Pilot stated nose gear collapsed upon landing. Nose gear had collapsed. Right main landing gear was bent upward and aft. Damage was noted on the right wing tip. Damage noted on underneath and right side of fuselage.Accident 20080802849409ACessna 172 · Wingate, NC(-23) On the morning of the accident the student pilot received pre-solo dual instruction and an endorsement for solo flight. During the subsequent solo flight the student pilot made left closed traffic for runway 16. During the landing flare; the aircraft…Accident 20080726843559ACessna 172 · Athens, TX(-23) On July 26th at approximately 12:50 pm aircraft N6257E a Cessna 172 s/n 46357 departed Athens Municipal Airport (KF44) from runway 17 enroute to liberty, Texas with 3 people on board. Weather reported at 12:53 pm at the tyler airport which is 24 miles…Accident 20080605834409ACessna 172 · Santa Rosa, CA(-23) Cessna enroute to Santa Rosa airport ran out of fuel and crashed in a vineyard 1.5 miles short of Santa Rosa airport. Minor injuries to pilot. Substantial aircraft damage.Accident 20080510835609ACessna 172 · Big Timber, MTOn may 10, at 1730, a Cessna 172, N8103E, registered to [privacy data omitted] collided with the wind sock during landing at Big Timber Airport, Big Timber, Montana, while returning from flight instruction. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the…Accident 20080502833482ACessna 172 · Mc Call, ID(-23) On the afternoon of may 2, 2008 at about 1951 local time Cessna 172, s/n 36908, N4008F flown by the pilot [privacy data omitted] had a mid air collision with Cessna 172-N, s/n 172-68003 N75856 flown by the pilot [privacy data omitted]. The mid air took…Accident 20080301844569ACessna 172 · Apple River, IL(-23) Entered a left downwind for runway 36 at Foster Field. After checking weather and looking at the wind sock determined the wind was 090 degrees. Planned a soft field landing technique. Just prior touchdown a wind gust pushed the aircraft to the west…Accident 20071118828019ACessna 172 · Mc Kinnon, TN(-23) On second approach, pilot stated that he "was in a high flare with extra speed and short on runway." Aircraft departed the end of 08 runway by approximately 168 feet, slid into a ditch and flipped over. Pilot suffered broken arm, one pax minor injury…Accident 20070907831389ACessna 172 · Mooresville, NC(-23) N6729A, a Cessna CE-172, the sole occupant, pilot-in-command, during his climb to altitude experienced an engine failure, scanned the immediate area and landed on a golf course. The approach and landing were uneventful until the command pilot noticed a…Accident 20070826829859ACessna 172 · Julian, WV(-23) Pilot elected to make a precautionary, off-airport landing in a field, due to low fuel state and deteriorating weather. However, pilot lost control of aircraft during landing with the right wing tip dragging on the ground, subsequently causing the…Accident 20070819016339ACessna 172 · Leavenworth, WA(-23) On August 19, 2007 at 16:30 hours the pilot [privacy data omitted] was acting as pilot in command of N5967A, a 145 HP 1956 Cessna 172. The pilot [privacy data omitted] attempted to take-off from the lake Wenatchee airport to the west, and crashed into…Accident 20070628015509ACessna 172 · Oak Grove, MN(-23) Student pilot VFR with no flight plan or air traffic involvement on solo cross country from backus MN (7Y3) to st. cloud MN (STC) and back, weather was good, departed st. cloud approximately 4:30 pm CDT. Pilot lost position and was off course. Engine…Accident 20070618018589ACessna 172 · Brinson, GA(-23) Pilot said he had taken off from his private strip on a joy ride, and was flying for about an hour. He said that when he was about 2 miles out from his field the engine power was greatly reduced and he estimates he has about 20 percent power. He said…Accident 20070614010909ACessna 172B · Yellow Pine, ID(-23) Aircraft was seen departing Yellow Pine, (3U2) on June 14, 2007 at 0910. According to the passenger and lone survivor of the flight, the aircraft crashed a short time later about 7 miles nw of the departure airport. The pilot operated his aircraft into…Accident 20070406005539ACessna 172 · Chiriaco Summi, CA(-23) During engine start at Chiriaco Summit Airport pilot noticed smoke coming out from under the engine cowling. Once the pilot and occupant exited, the aircraft engulfed in flames from the engine compartment causing aircraft to completely burn.Accident 20070225001639ACessna 172 · Utica/Frankfort, NY(-23) The aircraft, N7141A, a Cessna 172, struck a snow bank with the left main landing gear during an aborted takeoff from runway 31. Upon impact with the snow bank the aircraft rotated approximately 90 degrees and came to rest on the main gear. During the…Incident 20070217001749ICessna 172 · Lewiston, ID(-23) On Saturday February 17 the pilot [privacy data omitted] departed dug bar an unimproved air strip on the snake river. The weather was clear. The pilot [privacy data omitted] stated that the takeoff was normal and at about twenty feet in the air he got…Accident 20061028021499ACessna 172 · Pickering, MO(-23) Pilot departed at approximately 1930 CDT, which would have been at dusk. He took off to the northwest from his grass strip. After becoming airborne he realized that it was darker than he thought, so he elected to return for a landing. Upon landing he…Accident 20060924023369ACessna 172 · Palmer, AK(-23) Aircraft battery dead. Left magneto selected for starting. Takeoff was made on left mag only. Engine will not develop full power unless switched to both. Aircraft clipped tree tops during takeoff. Right horizontal stabilizer and left elevator dented and…Accident 20060423007092ACessna 172 · Wasilla, AK(-23) On the morning of 04/23/2006 (time unknown) a Cessna 172 piloted by [privacy data omitted] departed from the birchwood Alaska airport for a pleasure/shake down flight after completion of the aircrafts annual inspection. The pilot [privacy data omitted]…Incident 20060209001209ICessna 172 · Everett, WA(-23) Aircraft was blown onto its nose and left wing during a post-maintenance ground engine runup. The propeller struck the ground. No other damage. No injuries.Incident 20060204001249ICessna 172 · Benedict, NE(-23) During cruise at 4500 feet MSL with the throttle set at 2500 RPM, the pilot experienced a complete power loss. After trimming the aircraft and spotting a place to land the pilot attempted to re-fire the engine. On his first attempt, the engine started…Accident 20060122006239ACessna 172 · Harrison, MI(-23) While in the vicinity of the airport the aircraft struck a tree. The resultant stall/spin accident destroyed the aircraft with one fatality.Accident 20051221030479ACessna 172 · Morgan Hill, CA(-23) The non-instrument rated private pilot and three passengers departed san martin airport (E16) under night instrument meteorological conditions on a cross-country flight destined for fresno, California. After takeoff, pilot contacted norcal TRACON and…Accident 20051023030049ACessna 172 · Naknek, AK(-23) The pilot attempted an uphill takeoff on a 1,950 foot long runway. Pilot indicated to NTSB that airplane had been contaminated by frost but he had polished the upper wing surfaces smooth with a broom prior to takeoff. The airplane failed to climb…Incident 20051021028159ICessna 172 · Etheridge, TN(-23) Pilot was enroute from tlh to pht. Weather front moved faster than his briefing indicated. Pilot stated that fuel consumption was greater than expected. Winds not as briefed. Attempted to land at 2M2 but experienced fuel exhaustion. Successful airport…Accident 20051020024739ACessna 172 · Glenedon, OR(-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] allowed his aircraft (N6000A) to descend to an unsafe altitude in the vicinity of the glenenden beach airport where he struck a tree with the right wing tip. This impact caused substantial damage to the aircraft. This…Incident 20050926026149ICessna 172 · Yakutat, AK(-23) Flight was a ferry flight from chattanooga, TN to anchorage, AK. Flight was uneventful and approximately 8 miles east of Yakutat, an interest was initiated to land on a beach at the mouth of the situk river. (The passenger was a friend and also an army…Accident 20050902022579ACessna 172 · Yuma, AZ(-23) The aircraft was returning from an aerial photography flight. The pilot was seated in the right front seat and the non-pilot passenger was seated in the left front seat. The aircraft was cleared to land on runway 8 by the tower. The winds were reported…Incident 20050730018469ICessna 172 · Yuma, AZ(-23) The pilot took off from Yuma and headed east. At approx. 2700 ft (AGL) and only a few minutes into the flight, the engine lost power and started running rough. The pilot then headed back to Yuma, contacted the yum-tower and declared an "emergency".…Accident 20050623024589ACessna 172 · Willis, MI(-23) I/a/w the information provided by the pilot [privacy data omitted] during the take-off (turf, rnwy 6) the aircraft started drifting to the right. He then tried to correct by the use of left rudder w/o any effect (rudder appears to be locked). The…Accident 20050326006949ACessna 172 · Baudette, MN(-23) Pilot attempted landing on frozen lake of the woods near Baudette, Minnesota in order to go ice fishing. Tried to land on snowmobile trail and lost control due to the crosswind.Accident 20050319003519ACessna 172 · Nacogdoches, TX(-23) Fuel exhaustion resulting in emergency landing in wooded area.Accident 20050312002529ACessna 172 · Gooding, ID(-23) Pilot taxied to runway 25 for a local practice flight. As he completed his run up and taxied onto runway 25 a strong gust of wind caught the right wing and flipped the aircraft over on its back. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to both wings…Accident 20050216002979ACessna 172 · Montrose, CO(-23) The pilot was flying under the clouds 20 miles southwest of Montrose when the engine lost power to about 25%. When he attempted to turn around the aircraft stalled and impacted the ground covered by 8 feet of snow in a vertical nose down position. Pilot…Incident 20050211002859ICessna 172 · Lebanon, TN(-23) After local flight pilot stopped at FBO turn off aircraft. Aircraft was refueled by FBO. Pilot then taxied aircraft to hangar. The nose of the aircraft was facing the big hangar door. The aircraft was 12 foot from the hangar. The pilot let the passenger…Accident 20050124002689ACessna 172 · Marshall, TX(-23) FBO employee in terminal saw pilot going out to plane on ramp. Pilot reported prop starting plane due to dead battery. Witness heard plane start up and then pass by her window in terminal and pilot trying to get in. He got partially into plane and then…Accident 20041231033589ACessna 172 · Knottsville, KY(-23) On December 31, 2004, at approximately 1835 central standard time, a Cessna 172, N6225E, operated by a private pilot, was destroyed when it impacted terrain 12 miles east of owensboro, KY (owb). Weather at the time of the accident, kowb 010045Z VRB03KT…Accident 20041104034459ACessna 172 · Wolfeboro, NH(-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] pilot in command of Cessna 8803B was the flight instructor on this flight. He was also conducting the first touch and go landing. On the flare portion of the landing, the control wheel caught and he was unable to pull…Incident 20041008031029ICessna 172 · Skaneateles, NY(-23) On Friday, 10/08/2004 at 17:45 EST a Cessna 172, registered to pat connell, while taxiing at skaneatles, NY, from a grass runway across a paved taxiway and back onto a grass taxiway the pilot applied the brakes and caused a prop strike when the aircraft…Incident 20040829028629ICessna 172 · Ash Fork, AZ(-23) Flight from chandler AZ to (kchd) st. george, ut (ksgu) pilot felt a slight vibration in the yoke, the engine made a loud noise and quit. The pilot landed in field about one mile north of I-40. The aircraft landed with no damage to it or the two…Accident 20040729016289ACessna 172 · Inman, SC(-23) PIC reported that after making a landing on a wet grass strip the braking action on the wheels was not effective and he was not going to make a successful stop so he decided to abort the landing and take-off again. The aircraft rotated at minimum…Incident 20040518026209ICessna 172 · Silverpeak, NV(-23) On may 18, 2004, aircraft Cessna 172, s/n 29976, N222TX, owned and operated by charles clinton murphy, crashed during an aborted takeoff due to density altitude. The aircraft ran off the runway into a ditch and came to rest in the desert after breaking…Incident 20040210013079ICessna 172 · Grant, FL(-23) During approach into the valkaria airport (X59) the pilot experienced smoke in the cockpit and shut the engine down. After venting the smoke from the aircraft cabin, and being only at 1300 feet, the pilot decided to restart the engine, during restart…Incident 20031009028369ICessna 172 · Kolignek, AK(-23) The pilot ran into lowering conditions for weather and loss of daylight due to the time of day and opted to land on a ridge top instead of continuing on. Upon landing the aircraft pitched over causing the propeller to strike the ground causing minor…Accident 20030530011009ACessna 172 · Republic, WA(-23) Pilot rudy ohlund and ferry county, WA undersheriff matthew lane were conducting an air search and rescue operation under part 91 for a missing person in conjunction with ground searchers when the aircraft stalled and spun into the ground along a three…
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