# NTSB NYC85LA112: Cessna 172H, N8052L, Middletown, PA, April 27, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 27, 1985, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place: Middletown, PA
- Coordinates: 40.190807, -76.699508 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1908&lon=-76.6995&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35863
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC85LA112
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35863/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA112

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, cruise - normal
  - engine assembly,crankshaft - stress corrosion (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - ground
  - landing gear,nose gear - failure,partial

## Analysis

THE ACFT NOSED OVER IN A PLOWED FIELD DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER A PWR LOSS DURING CRUISE FLT. AFTER THE PWR LOSS THE PLT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND SET UP A SLIDE FOR THE NEARBY ARPT. STRONG WINDS INTERFERED IN THE PLANNED APPROACH AND THE ACFT SETTLED IN THE PLOWED FIELD. THE NOSE GEAR WAS SHEARED DURING THE LNDG.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8052L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8052L-2013-05-22), registration cancelled 2013-05-22, S/N 17256252, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17256252
- Airframe hours: 5946
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-D2G 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 135
- Registered owner: Minute Man Airways, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: MDT

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 38; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 2,300 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 2,200 as pilot in command, 300 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19850427063709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850427063709A), Apr 27, 1985: Cessna 172H, Middletown, PA, Substantial damage. During overhead departure, engine failed. Emergency landing in plowed field. Crankshaft dowell pin sheared.

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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