20000516043569A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Tappahannock, VA · May 16, 2000

Date
May 16, 2000 · 12:18 local
Place
Tappahannock, VA
Airport
Tappahannock Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1655E
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD00LA043
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
60 total31 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) The pilot stated to trooper captain that he blacked out on the final approach. When he came to, the aircraft was in a right turn. He applied power to go around. The aircraft made a hard right turn from runway 20, went over a chain link fence through the power lines spinning around 180 degrees and coming to rest on top of a mobile home. Damage to the aircraft was substantial, and the pilot received minor injuries. After removing the aircraft from the mobile home and checking the damage, inspector mike cook and I ran the engine and found it to be in serviceable condition with no malfunctions.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED TO TROOPER CAPTAIN THAT HE BLACKED OUT ON THE FINAL APPROACH. WHEN HE CAME TO, THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A RIGHT TURN. HE APPLIED POWER TO GO AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD RIGHT TURN FROM RUNWAY 20, WENT OVER A CHAIN LINK FENCE THROUGH THE POWER LINES SPINNING AROUND 180 DEGREES AND COMING TO REST ON TOP OF A MOBILE HOME. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL, AND THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. AFTER REMOVING THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE MOBILE HOME AND CHECKING THE DAMAGE, INSPECTOR MIKE COOK AND I RAN THE ENGINE AND FOUND IT TO BE IN SERVICEABLE CONDITION WITH NO MALFUNCTIONS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.