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FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Bradley, OK · November 29, 2002

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Date
November 29, 2002 · 11:58 local
Place
Bradley, OK
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5155E
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW03FA053
Reported as
Cessna 172N
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
N5155ERegistration cancelled Nov 13, 2013 · Cessna 172NS/N 17271741 · Built 1978Airframe modelCessna 172NEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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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 aircraft departed chickasha municipal airport (chk) at about 11:50 to conduct a pipe line inspection flight. At some time, between 11:55 and 12:00 the aircraft impacted the ground on the edge of a wheat field 3.6 miles east of highway 76 south of lindsey, Oklahoma. GPS coordinates N344853-W973971. The address at a house next to the site is Bradley, Oklahoma 73011. The aircraft was flying on a heading of about 90 degrees when the left wing hit the ground a the edge of the wheat field and went through a barb wire fence and traveled for about 45 feet before coming to a stop on a heading of 90 degrees. The aircraft was consumed by fire. The right wing was found about 360 feet north west of the main wreckage with the wing strut attached to it. The lower attach point of the strut had its attach bolt jammed in it. The right wing tip and several pieces of the wing butt fairing and a piece of inboard wing skin (12" by 18") was found another 270 feet north of the right wing. (.19) on November 29, 2002, approximately 1130 central daylight time, a Cessna 172N single-engline airplane, N5155E, registered to and operated by chi ckasha aviation center inc., of chickasha, Oklahoma, was destroyed when it impacted terrain following an in-flight break up while on a pipeline patrol flight in the vicinity of lindsay, Oklahoma. The commercial pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the title 14 code of federal regulations part 91 aerial observation flight. The local flight originated from the chickasha municipal airport at 103. The NTSB investigator-in-charge examined the wreckage at the accident site on November 29, 2002. Evidence at the accident site revealed that the right wing separated from the airplane prior to impact. Further examination revealed that the right wing's strut to fuselage fitting was found without a nut that secures the fitting to the fuselage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CHICKASHA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (CHK) AT ABOUT 11:50 TO CONDUCT A PIPE LINE INSPECTION FLIGHT. AT SOME TIME, BETWEEN 11:55 AND 12:00 THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND ON THE EDGE OF A WHEAT FIELD 3.6 MILES EAST OF HIGHWAY 76 SOUTH OF LINDSEY, OKLAHOMA. GPS COORDINATES N344853-W973971. THE ADDRESS AT A HOUSE NEXT TO THE SITE IS BRADLEY, OKLAHOMA 73011. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING ON A HEADING OF ABOUT 90 DEGREES WHEN THE LEFT WING HIT THE GROUND A THE EDGE OF THE WHEAT FIELD AND WENT THROUGH A BARB WIRE FENCE AND TRAVELED FOR ABOUT 45 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP ON A HEADING OF 90 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE. THE RIGHT WING WAS FOUND ABOUT 360 FEET NORTH WEST OF THE MAIN WRECKAGE WITH THE WING STRUT ATTACHED TO IT. THE LOWER ATTACH POINT OF THE STRUT HAD ITS ATTACH BOLT JAMMED IN IT. THE RIGHT WING TIP AND SEVERAL PIECES OF THE WING BUTT FAIRING AND A PIECE OF INBOARD WING SKIN (12" BY 18") WAS FOUND ANOTHER 270 FEET NORTH OF THE RIGHT WING. (.19) ON NOVEMBER 29, 2002, APPROXIMATELY 1130 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172N SINGLE-ENGLINE AIRPLANE, N5155E, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY CHI CKASHA AVIATION CENTER INC., OF CHICKASHA, OKLAHOMA, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN FOLLOWING AN IN-FLIGHT BREAK UP WHILE ON A PIPELINE PATROL FLIGHT IN THE VICINITY OF LINDSAY, OKLAHOMA. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS FATALLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AERIAL OBSERVATION FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE CHICKASHA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AT 103. THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE EXAMINED THE WRECKAGE AT THE ACCIDENT SITE ON NOVEMBER 29, 2002. EVIDENCE AT THE ACCIDENT SITE REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT WING SEPARATED FROM THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO IMPACT. FURTHER EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT WING'S STRUT TO FUSELAGE FITTING WAS FOUND WITHOUT A NUT THAT SECURES THE FITTING TO THE FUSELAGE.

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 FTW03FA053Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportLindsay, OKThe in-flight separation of the right wing due to the missing nut that secures the right wing's strut to fuselage fitting to the fuselage.Nov 29, 2002 · Destroyed

Other reports on N5155E · 1

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

Accident 19961019033139ATakeoff Ground Roll · Fruitland Park, FLVeered off runway on takoff in a crosswind. Struck a fence. Lacked skill in type. Wind acceptable for this type.Oct 19, 1996 · Substantial damage