# Accident 19991128047059A: Cessna 175, Indian Trail, NC, November 28, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: November 28, 1999, 21:00 local time - Place: Indian Trail, NC - Airport: Mint Hill-Matthews Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 35.1892° N, 80.6501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1892&lon=-80.6501&mi=10 - Aircraft: N7145M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7145M-2013-05-21) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 175 - Reported engine: CONT O470J - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 203 total, 11 in this make and model - NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA031) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991128047059A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.4)FOLLOWING ABOUT 2.5 HOURS OF BANNER TOWING IN THE WASHINGTO N, DC/BALTIMORE AREA, THE FLIGHT LANDED AT MITCHELLVILLE, MARYLAND, AND PUMPED 21 TO 22 GALLONS OF FUEL ABOARD FOR THE RETURN TO THEIR HOME BASE OF GOOSE CREEK AIRPORT, MINT HILL, NORTH CAROLINA. THE LANDING APPROACH TO GOOSE CREEK APPEARED HIGH, AND THE PIC DECIDED TO GO AROUND FOR A SECOND ATTEMPT. AS POWER WAS BEING ADDED FOR THE GO AROUND, THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE PIC GAVE THE CONTROLS TO THE SIC/SAFETY PILOT, WHO CONDUCTED A FORCED LANDING TO A VACANT FIELD. A TOTAL OF 5 TO 10 GALLONS WAS FOUND IN THE WRECKAGE, AND THE TYPE CERTIFICATE DATA SHEETS STATE THAT 9 GALLONS IS UNUSABLE. THE ENGINE OPERATED SATISFACTORILY DURING A FACTORY TEST CELL RUN. (-23)ON NOVEMBER 28, 1999, ABOUT 2113 EST, A CESSNA 175, N7145M, SN 55445, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, OPERATING AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING A GO-AROUND AT GOOSE CREEK AIRPORT, MINT HILL, NORTH CAROLINA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN JWAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE COMMERICAL-RATED PILOT AND A PRIVATE-RATED PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MITCHELLVILLE, MARYLAND, ABOUT 2 HOURS AND 42 MINTUES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND STATED THAT THEIR LANDING APPROACH WAS TOO HIGH AND THEY WERE INTO THE GO-AROUND MANEUVER WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT AS SUDDENLY AS IF, "THE MAGS WERE SHUT OFF". DURING THE SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING, THE AIRPLANE CLIPPED TWO HIGH TENSION WIRES AND LANDED IN A FIELD, COLLAPSING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. THIS INVESTIGATOR ARRIVED ON SEEN APPROXIMATELY 2230 HOURS LOCAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS STANDING UPRIGHT NOSE DOWN WITH THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, ENGINE MOUNT, FIREWALL AND COWLING. THERE WAS ALSO ANCILLARY DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE: DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING TIP, AND A DENT TO RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THERE WAS TRACE FUEL IN THE RIGHT TANK AND SEVERAL GALLONS IN THE LEFT TANK. WHILE THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WAS SET TO THE LEFT TANK, THE PIC STATED HE HAD DONE SO AFTER THE ENGINE HAD QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD AN STCD CONTINENTAL O-470A ENGINE INSTALLLED IN 1979. THE AIRCRAFT HAD THE STANDARD FUEL TANKS INSTALLED. FULL FUEL AT MAXIMUM CRUISE POWER WOULD GIVE THE AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY 4 HOURS. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE SHOW ED SPARK AT THE PLUG, AND FUEL IN THE CARBURETOR BOWL. THERE WAS CONTINUITY IN THE THROTTLE/CARB HEAT, AND MIXTURE CONTROLS. ## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB MIA00LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA031), Nov 29, 1999: Cessna 175-235 (N7145M), Mint Hill, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The PIC's improper preflight fuel planning and preparation and the PIC's improper en route fuel consumption calculations resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and damage to… From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.