What happened
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Pilot was practicing take-offs and landings, and the acft engine was not developing power, the pilot elected to land off-airport near middle creek road, other circumstances are unknown. (From .19) on June 12, 1999, about 1025 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182R, N6126E, registered to r and r aircraft sales, operating as a title 14 CFR part 91 instructional flight, crashed on takeoff from Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport, Sevierville,Tennessee. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and the student pilot, the sole occupant, received minor injuries. The flight originated 25 minutes before the accident. According to the pilot, he was conducting full-stop landings, and on his second takeoff, at about 300 feet AGL, the engine or propeller "just quit pulling". He applied carburetor heat with no improvement and when he realized power available would not sustain level flight, he felt his only option was to attempt a forced landing in a field. (-23) during climb out, engine lost power. Landed off airport in a field. Swerved into tree line to avoid people. Aircraft destroyed. (.4) the student pilot stated the p ower response on his second takeoff felt like, 'an automobile automatic transmission slipping'. The propeller seemed to take a 'bite' followed by 'losing bite', and when the pilot realized that power available would not sustain level flight, he attempted a forced landing to a field. Postcrash examination by FAA inspectors revealed no abnormalities of the airframe or engine, and the propeller governor was shipped to the manufacturer. Disassembly inspection of the governor revealed enough sludge to impede free movement of the flyweight assembly. Once cleaned and reassembled, the governor operated satisfactorily and met factory specifications.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKE-OFFS AND LANDINGS, AND THE ACFT ENGINE WAS NOT DEVELOPING POWER, THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND OFF-AIRPORT NEAR MIDDLE CREEK ROAD, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (FROM .19) ON JUNE 12, 1999, ABOUT 1025 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182R, N6126E, REGISTERED TO R AND R AIRCRAFT SALES, OPERATING AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, CRASHED ON TAKEOFF FROM GATLINBURG-PIGEON FORGE AIRPORT, SEVIERVILLE,TENNESSEE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE STUDENT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED 25 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS CONDUCTING FULL-STOP LANDINGS, AND ON HIS SECOND TAKEOFF, AT ABOUT 300 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE OR PROPELLER "JUST QUIT PULLING". HE APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT WITH NO IMPROVEMENT AND WHEN HE REALIZED POWER AVAILABLE WOULD NOT SUSTAIN LEVEL FLIGHT, HE FELT HIS ONLY OPTION WAS TO ATTEMPT A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. (-23) DURING CLIMB OUT, ENGINE LOST POWER. LANDED OFF AIRPORT IN A FIELD. SWERVED INTO TREE LINE TO AVOID PEOPLE. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED. (.4) THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THE P OWER RESPONSE ON HIS SECOND TAKEOFF FELT LIKE, 'AN AUTOMOBILE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPING'. THE PROPELLER SEEMED TO TAKE A 'BITE' FOLLOWED BY 'LOSING BITE', AND WHEN THE PILOT REALIZED THAT POWER AVAILABLE WOULD NOT SUSTAIN LEVEL FLIGHT, HE ATTEMPTED A FORCED LANDING TO A FIELD. POSTCRASH EXAMINATION BY FAA INSPECTORS REVEALED NO ABNORMALITIES OF THE AIRFRAME OR ENGINE, AND THE PROPELLER GOVERNOR WAS SHIPPED TO THE MANUFACTURER. DISASSEMBLY INSPECTION OF THE GOVERNOR REVEALED ENOUGH SLUDGE TO IMPEDE FREE MOVEMENT OF THE FLYWEIGHT ASSEMBLY. ONCE CLEANED AND REASSEMBLED, THE GOVERNOR OPERATED SATISFACTORILY AND MET FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS.
NTSB investigation
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