What happened
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Engine stalled on takeoff, landing gear struck a fence while attempting to land. Crashed and burned. (-23) on October 5, 1997, at 1025 central daylight time, a Cessna 175A, N7091E, owned and operated by john manning brissell, of bella vista, AR., operating under title 14 CFR 91, was destroyed during a forced landing near Bentonville, AR. The private pilot and two passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight pland was not filed for the local personal flight departing Bentonville at 1020. The pilot reported performing the preflight of the airplane, taxiing to runway 17, and completing the before takeoff checklist prior to the departure. The airplane was xlimbing at 350 fpm to the southwest when the engine started running rough and there was a partial loss of power. The pilot performed the emergency checklist and executed a landing to a field. The airplane touched down 21 feet short of a fence extending across a field; however, during the landing roll, the airplane struck the metal fence posts, collapsed the nose gear, and skidded about 90 feet before coming to a stop. After the pilot and passenge rs exited the airplane, the pilot observed smoke coming from the engine cowling. The airplane was consumed by the post impact fire. The aircraft was destroyed except for a portion of the left wing, the vertical stabilizer, and a portion of the engine. The integrity of the fuel system was compromised; however, there was fuel in the left tank.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE STALLED ON TAKEOFF, LANDING GEAR STRUCK A FENCE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND. CRASHED AND BURNED. (-23) ON OCTOBER 5, 1997, AT 1025 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 175A, N7091E, OWNED AND OPERATED BY JOHN MANNING BRISSELL, OF BELLA VISTA, AR., OPERATING UNDER TITLE 14 CFR 91, WAS DESTROYED DURING A FORCED LANDING NEAR BENTONVILLE, AR. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAND WAS NOT FILED FOR THE LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTING BENTONVILLE AT 1020. THE PILOT REPORTED PERFORMING THE PREFLIGHT OF THE AIRPLANE, TAXIING TO RUNWAY 17, AND COMPLETING THE BEFORE TAKEOFF CHECKLIST PRIOR TO THE DEPARTURE. THE AIRPLANE WAS XLIMBING AT 350 FPM TO THE SOUTHWEST WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND THERE WAS A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER. THE PILOT PERFORMED THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND EXECUTED A LANDING TO A FIELD. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN 21 FEET SHORT OF A FENCE EXTENDING ACROSS A FIELD; HOWEVER, DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE METAL FENCE POSTS, COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR, AND SKIDDED ABOUT 90 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. AFTER THE PILOT AND PASSENGE RS EXITED THE AIRPLANE, THE PILOT OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COWLING. THE AIRPLANE WAS CONSUMED BY THE POST IMPACT FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED EXCEPT FOR A PORTION OF THE LEFT WING, THE VERTICAL STABILIZER, AND A PORTION OF THE ENGINE. THE INTEGRITY OF THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS COMPROMISED; HOWEVER, THERE WAS FUEL IN THE LEFT TANK.
NTSB investigation
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