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FAA accident report · Cessna 172E · Millington, TN · May 20, 1999

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Date
May 20, 1999 · 15:30 local
Place
Millington, TN
Airport
Memphis Nas Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5363T
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL99LA094
Reported as
Cessna 172E
Reported engine
Continental O300D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
243 total136 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days
N5363TRegistration cancelled Apr 16, 2013 · Cessna 172ES/N 17251263 · Built 1964Airframe modelCessna 172EEngine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(.4) According to the pilot, he departed Millington airport on runway 4 from intersection 'c'. Shortly after takeoff, at an altitude of approximately 400 feet above the ground, the engine experienced a slight decrease in power of not more than 50 RPM. He checked the mixture, fuel, ignition, and carburetor heat controls and found them to be set correctly. At that point, he elected to return to runway 22. During the turn to runway 22, the engine lost power. The pilot established a glide to runway 22, but was unable to make the runway. The airplane subsequently landed 300 feet short of runway 22 in a field and rolled into a ditch, substantially damaging the airplane. According to the FAA, the pilot topped the airplane off with fuel prior to the flight. A fuel sample was taken and no evidence of contamination was found. Examination of the engine revealed no mechanical deficiencies. According to carburetor probability charts, the weather conditions were favorable for formation of carburetor ice.

As the FAA filed it

(.4) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE DEPARTED MILLINGTON AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 4 FROM INTERSECTION 'C'. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A SLIGHT DECREASE IN POWER OF NOT MORE THAN 50 RPM. HE CHECKED THE MIXTURE, FUEL, IGNITION, AND CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROLS AND FOUND THEM TO BE SET CORRECTLY. AT THAT POINT, HE ELECTED TO RETURN TO RUNWAY 22. DURING THE TURN TO RUNWAY 22, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT ESTABLISHED A GLIDE TO RUNWAY 22, BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED 300 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY 22 IN A FIELD AND ROLLED INTO A DITCH, SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE AIRPLANE. ACCORDING TO THE FAA, THE PILOT TOPPED THE AIRPLANE OFF WITH FUEL PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT. A FUEL SAMPLE WAS TAKEN AND NO EVIDENCE OF CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NO MECHANICAL DEFICIENCIES. ACCORDING TO CARBURETOR PROBABILITY CHARTS, THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE FAVORABLE FOR FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICE.

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 ATL99LA094Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMillington, TNLoss of engine power due to undetermined reasons. Factors were weather conditions favorable to carburetor ice and the terrain condition at the forced landing site.May 20, 1999 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5363T · 1

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

Accident 19950623024719AUnauth Low Level Opns · Yerington, NVFlying low to photograph a mine got downdraft. Impacted rough terrain. Too low for safety. Density altitude factor.Jun 23, 1995 · Substantial damage