# NTSB MIA94LA028: Cessna 172P, N89900, Jacksonville, FL, November 25, 1993

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 25, 1993, 11:55 local (16:55 UTC)
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Coordinates: 30.360307, -81.509925 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3603&lon=-81.5099&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 1994
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 37464
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA94LA028
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/37464/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA028

## Probable cause

THE IMPROPER POSITIONING OF THE FUEL SELECTOR BY THE PILOT-IN- COMMAND RESULTING IN FUEL STARVATION.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, descent - normal
  - fluid,fuel - starvation (contributing factor)
  - fuel tank selector position - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- In flight collision with object, landing
  - object - tree(s)
  - object - residence

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A TREE AND CAME TO REST ON THE ROOF OF A HOUSE AFTER THE FORCED LANDING. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY FAA PERSONNEL REVEALED THAT THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN THE OFF POSTION AND THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE GASCOLATOR.

## Factual narrative

On November 25, 1993, about 1155 eastern standard time, N89900, a Cessna 172P, registered to Gulf Aircraft Leasing, crashed into a residence in Jacksonville, Florida, while on a local 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged and the pilot and passenger reported no injuries. The flight originated from Jacksonville, Florida, about 1 hour earlier.

The pilot reported the engine failed while in descent for landing, and he attempted a forced landing to a field in a residential area. During the landing a gust of wind blew the airplane into a tree and the airplane came to rest on the roof of an unoccupied residence.

Examination of the airplane after the accident by FAA personnel revealed that the fuel selector was in the off position and there was no fuel in the gascolator.      .

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89900](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89900-2017-04-13), registration cancelled 2017-04-13, S/N 17276016, built 1983 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 76016
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-D2J 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Gulf Aircraft Leasing
- Registered owner: Gulf Aircraft Leasing
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 23; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 238 total, 17 in this make and model, 123 as pilot in command, 23 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 100° at 9 knots, gusting 23
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 68 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: CRG, 1 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19931125044499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931125044499A), Nov 25, 1993: Cessna 172P, Jacksonville, FL, Substantial damage. Lost power on climbout. Struck tree and landed house roof on forced landing. Fuel selector in off position.

## Other investigations on N89900 (2)

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.

- [NTSB MIA92LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA157), Jul 29, 1992: Cessna 172P (N89900), Valkaria, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED ON FINAL APPROACH BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND RESULTING IN FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT AND RUNNING OFF THE RUNWAY COLLIDING WITH A TREE.
- [NTSB DEN91LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA094), Jul 1, 1991: Cessna 172P (N89900), Watkins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT MISJUDGING HIS FLARE.

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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