Cessna 172R N5294W

Summary

On 21 November 2004 at about 20:10 local time, a Cessna 172R registered N5294W was involved in an accident near Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 November 2004 at 20:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Eastern WV Regional (MRB)

Coordinates

39.4017, -77.9844

Aircraft

Cessna 172R

Registration

N5294W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Leesburg → Martinsburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC05LA024

Nobody was injured.

A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.