# NTSB ERA09WA174: Cessna 172, Ica, Peru, February 14, 2009

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 14, 2009, 21:38 local (21:38 UTC)
- Place: Ica, Peru
- Coordinates: -14.035555, -75.755279 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-14.0356&lon=-75.7553&mi=10
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Cessna Aircraft Company, FAA / ACO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 73392
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA09WA174
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73392/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09WA174

## Probable cause

None.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Standing-engine(s) operating: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230); cases with it: [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)

## Analysis

None.

## Factual narrative

On February 14, 2009, about 2138 UTC, a Cessna 172G, Peruvian registration OB-1093, operated by a private individual, was substantially damaged when the pilot lost directional control during a high speed ground run at Las Dunas Airport (SPIA), Ica, Peru. The event occurred when the airplane was conducting a series of post-maintenance ground runs on runway 33 prior to being test-flown. The airplane departed the right side of the runway and collided with terrain. There was no fire. The pilot and two passengers received minor injuries. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Comision de Investigacion de Accidentes de Aviacion (CIAA). Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: CIAA Direccion General de Aeronautica Civil Jirón Zorritos 1203 Lima 1 Perú http://www.mtc.gob.pe/portal/home/nosotros.htm This report is for informational purposes only, and contains only information released by the Government of Peru.

## Aircraft

- Registration: OB-1093 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172 (G)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17254445
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operator: Carlos Alberto Palacin Fernandez
- Registered owner: Carlos Alberto Palacin Fernandez
- Departed: SPIA, Ica
- Destination: SPIA, Ica
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: SPIA, Las Dunas, runway 33

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Altimeter: 29.79 inHg
- Observed at: SPIM

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.

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