- Date
- July 13, 1995, 15:24 local (20:24 UTC)
- Place
- Porter, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3967QCessna 172L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 27, 1996
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19950713045849A
- Case key
- 19496
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Probable cause
The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's misjudgment of distance and speed resulting in overshooting the landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
Following a series of touch-and-go landings, the pilot decided to do one more. While ob the downwind leg in the closed traffic pattern, the engine lost power, and the pilot 'turned back to the runway.' The aircraft touched down approximately half way down, overran the runway, traversed a ditch and struck several trees. No anomalies were found that could have accounted for the loss of engine power.
Factual narrative
On July 13, 1995, at 1524 central daylight time, a Cessna 172L, N3967Q, was substantially damaged during landing near Porter, Texas. The private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight.
In an interview with a Federal Aviation Administration inspector, the pilot reported that he was practicing touch and go landings. While on the downwind leg, in preparation for the fourth landing, the pilot stated that the engine "misfired" so he "turned back to the runway." The aircraft "landed long," approximately half way down the runway. Following touchdown the aircraft ran off the end of the runway and traversed across a drainage ditch and subsequently struck several trees.
Examination of the aircraft revealed structural damage to the left wing and the right wing separated from the aircraft. No anomalies were found that could have accounted for the loss of engine power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3967Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 172L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17260067
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Isidro C. Tamez
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 30, 1994 · 8 hours before
- Departed
- 9XS2
- Airport
- 9XS2 · Williams, runway 17, 3,625 × 35 ft, concrete
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 68
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 514 total · 281 in this make and model · 7 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 93 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3967Q · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.