# NTSB NYC05LA024: Cessna 172R, N5294W, Martinsburg, WV, November 21, 2004 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: November 21, 2004, 15:10 local (20:10 UTC) - Place: Martinsburg, WV - Coordinates: 39.401668, -77.984443 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4017&lon=-77.9844&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 13, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA Baltomore FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 60635 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC05LA024 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/60635/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA024 ## Probable cause A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power, landing - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause) - Forced landing, descent - emergency - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, emergency landing - terrain condition - ground - Nose gear collapsed, emergency landing ## Analysis The airplane was on approach to a 7,000-foot-long, 150-foot-wide, asphalt runway. The pilot reported that the airplane was configured with full flaps, a power setting of 1,200 rpm, and was at an airspeed "just below 70 knots," when he realized that the propeller was wind-milling. He advanced the throttle; however, the engine did not respond. The airplane was about 15 feet above, and 300 to 400 feet down the runway, when the pilot began a landing flare. The airplane touched down on the main landing gear, bounced, and then touched down on the main and nose landing gear. The nose gear collapsed, and the airplane slid off the right side of the runway, onto a grass area. Examination of the airplane did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions. In addition, a subsequent teardown, and test run of the engine did not reveal any discrepancies. ## Factual narrative On November 21, 2004, about 1510 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172R, N5294W, was substantially damaged while landing at the Eastern WV Regional Airport, Martinsburg, West Virginia. The certificated private pilot and a passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the flight that departed the Leesburg Executive Airport, Leesburg, Virginia. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The airplane was on approach to runway 26, a 7,000-foot-long, 150-foot-wide, asphalt runway. According to the pilot, the airplane was configured with full flaps, a power setting of 1,200 rpm, and was at an airspeed "just below 70 knots," when he realized that the propeller was wind-milling. He advanced the throttle; however, the engine did not respond. The airplane was about 15 feet above, and 300 to 400 feet down the runway, when the pilot began a landing flare. The airplane touched down on the main landing gear, bounced, and then touched down on the main and nose landing gear. The nose gear collapsed, and the airplane slid off the right side of the runway, onto a grass area. The nose gear was pushed through the engine firewall, and the propeller contacted the ground. Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions. In addition, a subsequent teardown, and test run of the engine did not reveal any discrepancies. The airplane had been operated for about 7 hours since it's most recent annual inspection, which was performed on November 10, 2004. The pilot obtained his private pilot license on October 8, 2004. He reported 105 hours of total flight experience, which included about 92 hours in the same make and model as the accident airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5294W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5294W), registered now, S/N 17281186, built 2003 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172R - Registry model: [Cessna 172R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (registry code 2072401) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-360-L2A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (registry code 41597, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17281186 - Airframe hours: 601 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360-L2A 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Av-Ed Flight School, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, November 1, 2004, 7 hours before - Departed: JYO, Leesburg, VA - Destination: MRB, Martinsburg, WV - Airport: MRB, Eastern WV Regional, runway 26, 7,000 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 47; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review October 1, 2004; seat: left; flight hours: 105 total, 92 in this make and model, 24 as pilot in command, 13 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 9 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 7,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 59 °F, dew point 54 °F - Altimeter: 30.21 inHg - Observed at: MRB ## 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 20041121034989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041121034989A), Nov 21, 2004: Cessna 172R, Martinsburg, WV, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was conducting touch and go landings on runway 26. Aircraft was landed hard on the nose gear. The nose gear collapsed and the airplane skidded off… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.