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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172E · Waxahachie, TX · February 1, 1997

Date: February 1, 1997 · 17:00 local
Place: Waxahachie, TX
Airport: Obrien Airpark Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5598T
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW97LA098
Reported as: Cessna 172E
Fatal injuries: 0

N5598TRegistration cancelled Aug 13, 1999 · Cessna 172ES/N 17251498 Airframe modelCessna 172E

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft lost power on takeoff and crashed in a field. (-23) during climb out from a touch and go landing, the instructor initiated a simulated "engine out" by retarding the engine throttle. The student pilot turned the aircraft left toward an open field. The instructor advanced the throttle forward but the aircraft continued to sink. The instructor took control of the aircraft and attempted to maneuver the aircraft to the left to avoid a tree line and the aircraft impacted the ground. The impact point was left of the departure runway approximately 1/4 mile from the end of the runway. The right wing tip struck the ground first which turned the aircraft to the right. The nose landing gear was torn from the aircraft and the aircraft impacted the ground in a skid sideways. The main landing gear, propeller, aft fuselage and the wings were severely damaged. The pilots received minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF AND CRASHED IN A FIELD. (-23) DURING CLIMB OUT FROM A TOUCH AND GO LANDING, THE INSTRUCTOR INITIATED A SIMULATED "ENGINE OUT" BY RETARDING THE ENGINE THROTTLE. THE STUDENT PILOT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT LEFT TOWARD AN OPEN FIELD. THE INSTRUCTOR ADVANCED THE THROTTLE FORWARD BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SINK. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT TO AVOID A TREE LINE AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE IMPACT POINT WAS LEFT OF THE DEPARTURE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND FIRST WHICH TURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A SKID SIDEWAYS. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR, PROPELLER, AFT FUSELAGE AND THE WINGS WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE PILOTS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

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 FTW97LA098Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWaxahachie, TXThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factors was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.Feb 1, 1997 · Destroyed