19961005030929A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Tuttle, OK · October 5, 1996

Date: October 5, 1996 · 09:30 local
Place: Tuttle, OK
Airport: Thompson
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N172JF
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW97LA008
Reported as: Cessna 172M
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 129 total29 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N172JFRegistration cancelled Aug 27, 2001 · Cessna 172MS/N 17267410 Airframe modelCessna 172M

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What happened

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Rough engine landed sod strip. Checked out. Veered off alignment on takeoff into trees. Full flaps early liftoff. (-23) pilot stated he took off for a pleasure flight from pwa about 0830. He preflighted airplane--fuel to about 1" to 1.5" below cap and secured caps. He flew to el reno, yukon, union city and minco when the engine began to run rough (pulled carb heat on). While trying to land at Thompson airstrip near Tuttle, OK, the airplane's spinner clipped a power line. After checking airplane for damage and doing a full engine runup, he decided to return to wiley post airport. As airplane approached rotation speed during takeoff, the airplane veered left and was unable to maintain right directional control. Airplane veered to left impacting fence row at cross fencing. No one was injured.

As the FAA filed it

ROUGH ENGINE LANDED SOD STRIP. CHECKED OUT. VEERED OFF ALIGNMENT ON TAKEOFF INTO TREES. FULL FLAPS EARLY LIFTOFF. (-23) PILOT STATED HE TOOK OFF FOR A PLEASURE FLIGHT FROM PWA ABOUT 0830. HE PREFLIGHTED AIRPLANE--FUEL TO ABOUT 1" TO 1.5" BELOW CAP AND SECURED CAPS. HE FLEW TO EL RENO, YUKON, UNION CITY AND MINCO WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH (PULLED CARB HEAT ON). WHILE TRYING TO LAND AT THOMPSON AIRSTRIP NEAR TUTTLE, OK, THE AIRPLANE'S SPINNER CLIPPED A POWER LINE. AFTER CHECKING AIRPLANE FOR DAMAGE AND DOING A FULL ENGINE RUNUP, HE DECIDED TO RETURN TO WILEY POST AIRPORT. AS AIRPLANE APPROACHED ROTATION SPEED DURING TAKEOFF, THE AIRPLANE VEERED LEFT AND WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN RIGHT DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. AIRPLANE VEERED TO LEFT IMPACTING FENCE ROW AT CROSS FENCING. NO ONE WAS INJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW97LA008Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTuttle, OKfailure of the pilot to maintain directional control during takeoff roll, which resulted in a ground swerve. Factors relating to the accident were: tall grass along the edges of the runway, and the proximity of the fence, fence posts, and trees.Oct 5, 1996 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N172JF · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19981011028729AUnauth Low Level Opns · Oklahoma City, OK(.4) Witnesses observed the airplane roll into a steep bank and descend vertically into the ground. Examination of the airframe and engine revealed no mechanical discrepancies that would have prevented normal operation. The operator observed the airplane…Oct 11, 1998 · Destroyed · 1 fatal Incident 19930722030969ILevel Off Touchdown · Shawnee, OKPilot made a hard landing. Damaged nose gear and tire.Jul 22, 1993 · Minor damage