- Date
- April 6, 1988, 11:55 local (16:55 UTC)
- Place
- Sauk Center, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N62218Cessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880406008249A
- Case key
- 14063
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While enroute on the last leg of a solo cross country instructional flight, the student pilot experienced a rough running engine, followed by an engine failure. The pilot elected to land on a frozen lake, executed emergency procedures, and made a hard landing on the lake. Post accident examination revealed 2-3 quarts of water in the left tank, and small amounts in the right tank and fuel bowl. The student stated that he did not preflight after taking on fuel at his first enroute airport.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N62218
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17275230
- Airframe hours
- 2,364
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Flying Scotchman, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 1987 · 300 hours before
- Departed
- MVE · Montevideo, MN
- Destination
- MIC · Minneapolis, MN
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 32 total · 30 in this make and model · 11 as pilot in command · 21 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AXN, 23 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.