What happened
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RPM decreased on climbout. Settled into trees. No anonmalies in engine. Conditions good for carburetor icing. (-23) on 27 January 1998, at 11:00 EST, Mr. John s. ruggieri holder of flight instructor certificate no. 1479730 and Mr. Richard l. meisman, holder of student pilot certificate no. EE092409, were operating Cessna 177 cardinal N30192, owned by Mr. Meisman, on a dual training flight. The pilots executed a takeoff from Hidden lakes airport, X28, on runway 23. During the initial climb, the engine did not deliver full takeoff or climb power causing the aircraft to settle and crash into tree tops in a wooded area on teh pasco hernando community college campus. The aircraft sustained substantial damage with no injury to the pilots. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident.
As the FAA filed it
RPM DECREASED ON CLIMBOUT. SETTLED INTO TREES. NO ANONMALIES IN ENGINE. CONDITIONS GOOD FOR CARBURETOR ICING. (-23) ON 27 JANUARY 1998, AT 11:00 EST, MR. JOHN S. RUGGIERI HOLDER OF FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE NO. 1479730 AND MR. RICHARD L. MEISMAN, HOLDER OF STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE NO. EE092409, WERE OPERATING CESSNA 177 CARDINAL N30192, OWNED BY MR. MEISMAN, ON A DUAL TRAINING FLIGHT. THE PILOTS EXECUTED A TAKEOFF FROM HIDDEN LAKES AIRPORT, X28, ON RUNWAY 23. DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB, THE ENGINE DID NOT DELIVER FULL TAKEOFF OR CLIMB POWER CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SETTLE AND CRASH INTO TREE TOPS IN A WOODED AREA ON TEH PASCO HERNANDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAMPUS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH NO INJURY TO THE PILOTS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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