- Date
- August 16, 1992, 18:00 local (Aug 17, 1992, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Pocatello, ID
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N736PSCessna R172K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 29, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920816031419A
- Case key
- 42877
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Probable cause
An undetermined loss of engine power. A factor to the accident was: an in flight planning/decision delay.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During the initial climb, the airplane attained an altitude of approximately 200 feet AGL when the engine lost partial power and the CFI noted a low fuel flow. The CFI ordered the second pilot to reduce power, which the pilot did. The CFI then decided that there wasn't sufficient room left to land on the remaining runway and ordered the second pilot to add full throttle and activate the electric fuel pump to try and restore power to go-around. The CFI took over the controls and made a right turn away from the runway. Power was not restored and the CFI made a forced landing off the runway. The airplane touched down in a grassy area between runways, travelled across another runway and collided with a ditch on the opposite side. The airplane came to rest inverted. During the post-crash inspection, the engine was prepared for an engine run. The engine started immediately and was run for several minutes, with no indication of a mechanical failure or malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N736PS
- Reported as
- Cessna R172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R1722686
- Airframe hours
- 3,008
- Engine
- Continental IO-360-K, 195 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Pocatello Avcenter Inc
- Registered owner
- Pocatello Avcenter Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 1, 1991 · 308 hours before
- Airport
- PIH · Pocatello, runway 21, 9,056 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land, Multi-engine sea, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 2,171 total · 100 in this make and model · 1,904 as pilot in command · 143 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 48 °F
- 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.