Cessna 172R N468CM

Summary

On 1 July 2014 at about 22:26 local time, a Cessna 172R registered N468CM, operated by University of Central Missouri, was involved in an accident near Joplin, Missouri, United States. One person was 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

1 July 2014 at 22:26

Classification

Accident

Location

Joplin, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Joplin Regional Airport (JLN)

Coordinates

37.1519, -94.4983

Aircraft

Cessna 172R

Registration

N468CM

Category

Airplane

Year built

2000

Engines

1

Operator

University of Central Missouri

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Springfield → Joplin

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN14LA333

Nobody was injured.

The partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because an operational test run of the engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that the accident occurred as he was completing a touch-and-go landing following a cross-country flight. He reported that, after an uneventful landing and during the subsequent initial climb, the engine "grumbled" and began to "cut in and out." The pilot immediately told the airport tower controller that the airplane had an engine issue, reduced engine power, and fully extended the wing flaps for landing on the remaining runway. During the landing roll, the airplane overran the end of the runway before it collided with a light pole associated with the runway approach lighting system. Following the accident, the pilot was able to taxi the airplane back onto the runway, under normal engine power, before he shut down the engine on a nearby taxiway. A postaccident examination established that the fuel system contained about 42 gallons of aviation fuel that was evenly distributed between the two wing fuel tanks. The engine was started by following the normal checklist procedure, and it developed takeoff power during an operational test run. No hesitation or engine roughness was experienced during the operational test run, and the engine responded to corresponding throttle movements throughout the test run. Thus, the postaccident operational test run did not reveal any anomalies with the fuel-injected engine that would have prevented normal operation. The reason for the partial loss of engine power could not be determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.