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FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Mansfield, MA · December 28, 1997

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Date
December 28, 1997 · 08:30 local
Place
Mansfield, MA
Airport
Mansfield Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9604H
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC98LA055
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total30 in the last 90 days
N9604HRegistration cancelled Mar 21, 2017 · Cessna 172MS/N 17266258 · 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.

Acft crashed into a waste water treatment area on takeoff, Mansfield, MA. (.4)the airplane was observed to takeoff from runway 32 and climb to about 300 feet above the ground. It was then observed to turn to the left, in a nose down attitude, and disappear behind trees after which it collided with a pole and terrain coming to rest upright in a cleared area. Examination of the wreckage revealed an approximate half-inch coating of ice covering the top of the wings. Both horizontal stabilizers exhibited thin patchy areas of ice along their entire surfaces. Thin patches of ice were also found on the fuselage center section, and the leading edge of the right wing strut. Post-crash examination of the aircraft revealed no evidence of pre-impact mechanical malfunction. Precipitation at the airport between 1445 and 2045 on the day before the accident, was reported as mist, light rain, light rain and snow showers, and ending with light snow. The night before, and the day of the accident, the temperatures were below freezing. (-23) crashed on take-off on the grounds of a waste treatment facility destroying the aircraft and seriously injuring the pilot. Witness statements t hat the pilot was advised not to take off from a closed airport and warned that he still had ice and snow accumulations on the wings and tail.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT CRASHED INTO A WASTE WATER TREATMENT AREA ON TAKEOFF, MANSFIELD, MA. (.4)THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED TO TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 32 AND CLIMB TO ABOUT 300 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. IT WAS THEN OBSERVED TO TURN TO THE LEFT, IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE, AND DISAPPEAR BEHIND TREES AFTER WHICH IT COLLIDED WITH A POLE AND TERRAIN COMING TO REST UPRIGHT IN A CLEARED AREA. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED AN APPROXIMATE HALF-INCH COATING OF ICE COVERING THE TOP OF THE WINGS. BOTH HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS EXHIBITED THIN PATCHY AREAS OF ICE ALONG THEIR ENTIRE SURFACES. THIN PATCHES OF ICE WERE ALSO FOUND ON THE FUSELAGE CENTER SECTION, AND THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING STRUT. POST-CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF PRE-IMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. PRECIPITATION AT THE AIRPORT BETWEEN 1445 AND 2045 ON THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, WAS REPORTED AS MIST, LIGHT RAIN, LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS, AND ENDING WITH LIGHT SNOW. THE NIGHT BEFORE, AND THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, THE TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW FREEZING. (-23) CRASHED ON TAKE-OFF ON THE GROUNDS OF A WASTE TREATMENT FACILITY DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT AND SERIOUSLY INJURING THE PILOT. WITNESS STATEMENTS T HAT THE PILOT WAS ADVISED NOT TO TAKE OFF FROM A CLOSED AIRPORT AND WARNED THAT HE STILL HAD ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON THE WINGS AND TAIL.

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 NYC98LA055Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMansfield, MAThe pilot's failure to remove snow and ice from the aircraft prior to takeoff resulting in degraded climb performance and a subsequent stall/mush condition.Dec 28, 1997 · Destroyed

Other reports on N9604H · 2

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

Incident 19870818080389IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Norwood, MAStruck the wing tip of a parked aircraft while taxiing to park.Aug 18, 1987 · Minor damageAccident 19780917027699AIdling Engines · Old Town, MEPassenger walked into turning prop.Sep 17, 1978 · Minor damage