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FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Portage, WI · August 27, 1997

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Date
August 27, 1997 · 11:30 local
Place
Portage, WI
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9026H
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI97LA282
Reported as
Cessna 172M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
N9026HRegistration cancelled Sep 21, 2005 · Cessna 172MS/N 17265907 · Built 1975Airframe modelCessna 172MEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft engine failed shortly after takeoff and made emergency landing on highway. (-23) Cessna 172, N9026H sustained substantial damage after departing runway 22 at the Portage municipal airport, Portage, Wisconsin on August 29, 1997 a VFR local sightseeing flight. Mr. Mark werner, the pilot-in-command of the aircraft and his two passengers were not injured. Mr. Werner reported that at an altitude of 50-75 feet the aircraft's engine quit. He stated he started adding flaps and the aircraft contacted the runway 100 feet from the departure end. He stated he braked but the aircraft left the end of the runway, striking a guard rail which severed the landing gear and fuel lines, crossed one road and then another road before coming to rest in a ditch. Airworthiness inspector duane hahn of the milwaukee FSDO inspected the aircraft after the accident. He stated there was no apparent damage to the engine. He stated he drained one gallon of fuel from the fuel tanks and reported that fuel line in the belly of the aircraft had been severed as a result of the accident. Inspector hahn stated that after the aircraft was mov ed back to the airport, he ran the engine and found it to run normally. Mr. Werner stated that he thought the engine might have quit due to carburator icing. The reported AWOS weather at the baraboo airport and the time of the accident indicated a temperature of 20 degrees c with a dew point of 17 degrees c. the baraboo airport is approximately 12 nautical miles from the accident site.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT ENGINE FAILED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AND MADE EMERGENCY LANDING ON HIGHWAY. (-23) CESSNA 172, N9026H SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER DEPARTING RUNWAY 22 AT THE PORTAGE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, PORTAGE, WISCONSIN ON AUGUST 29, 1997 A VFR LOCAL SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. MR. MARK WERNER, THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF THE AIRCRAFT AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. MR. WERNER REPORTED THAT AT AN ALTITUDE OF 50-75 FEET THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE QUIT. HE STATED HE STARTED ADDING FLAPS AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY 100 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE END. HE STATED HE BRAKED BUT THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, STRIKING A GUARD RAIL WHICH SEVERED THE LANDING GEAR AND FUEL LINES, CROSSED ONE ROAD AND THEN ANOTHER ROAD BEFORE COMING TO REST IN A DITCH. AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR DUANE HAHN OF THE MILWAUKEE FSDO INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE ACCIDENT. HE STATED THERE WAS NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. HE STATED HE DRAINED ONE GALLON OF FUEL FROM THE FUEL TANKS AND REPORTED THAT FUEL LINE IN THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN SEVERED AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. INSPECTOR HAHN STATED THAT AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOV ED BACK TO THE AIRPORT, HE RAN THE ENGINE AND FOUND IT TO RUN NORMALLY. MR. WERNER STATED THAT HE THOUGHT THE ENGINE MIGHT HAVE QUIT DUE TO CARBURATOR ICING. THE REPORTED AWOS WEATHER AT THE BARABOO AIRPORT AND THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT INDICATED A TEMPERATURE OF 20 DEGREES C WITH A DEW POINT OF 17 DEGREES C. THE BARABOO AIRPORT IS APPROXIMATELY 12 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE.

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 CHI97LA282Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPortage, WIthe pilot's inadequate preflight preparation, and subsequent fuel exhaustion. Factors relating to this accident were: the guard rail, the highway, and the ditch.Aug 27, 1997 · Substantial damage

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