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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna R172K · Gigharbor, WA · January 14, 2003

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Date
January 14, 2003 · 07:45 local
Place
Gigharbor, WA
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1909V
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA03FA026
Reported as
Cessna R172K
N1909VRegistration cancelled Sep 20, 2013 · Cessna R172KS/N R1722219 · Built 1976Airframe modelCessna R172KEngine modelContinental IO-360 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) Pilot initially reported that he had made a precautionary landing at (tiw) tacoma narrows airport due to engine roughness. Pilot stated the he noticed low fuel level. The pilot stated the he had inspected the fuel tanks and had verified that the right fuel tank was empty. Pilot stated that he purchased fuel @ pavco and had put in 10 gallons per side. Pilot stated that he had performed a ground run-up and that everything appeared normal prior to take off from tiw. Pilot assumed that the engine roughness was due to fuel exhaustion in the right tank and the roughness had occurred while he was in a left hand turn. Pilot then stated that @ approx. 3000 feet he started to level off when the engine started to surge. Pilot tried various prop governor ranges to try to smooth out the roughness but nothing seemed to help. Pilot stated that he could not maintain power or altitude. Pilot then picked out a road to land on when a car pulled out in front of the aircraft. Engine propeller contacted the car at least 3 times and the right gear was torn off the aircraft at this time.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT INITIALLY REPORTED THAT HE HAD MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT (TIW) TACOMA NARROWS AIRPORT DUE TO ENGINE ROUGHNESS. PILOT STATED THE HE NOTICED LOW FUEL LEVEL. THE PILOT STATED THE HE HAD INSPECTED THE FUEL TANKS AND HAD VERIFIED THAT THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. PILOT STATED THAT HE PURCHASED FUEL @ PAVCO AND HAD PUT IN 10 GALLONS PER SIDE. PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD PERFORMED A GROUND RUN-UP AND THAT EVERYTHING APPEARED NORMAL PRIOR TO TAKE OFF FROM TIW. PILOT ASSUMED THAT THE ENGINE ROUGHNESS WAS DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION IN THE RIGHT TANK AND THE ROUGHNESS HAD OCCURRED WHILE HE WAS IN A LEFT HAND TURN. PILOT THEN STATED THAT @ APPROX. 3000 FEET HE STARTED TO LEVEL OFF WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO SURGE. PILOT TRIED VARIOUS PROP GOVERNOR RANGES TO TRY TO SMOOTH OUT THE ROUGHNESS BUT NOTHING SEEMED TO HELP. PILOT STATED THAT HE COULD NOT MAINTAIN POWER OR ALTITUDE. PILOT THEN PICKED OUT A ROAD TO LAND ON WHEN A CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT. ENGINE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE CAR AT LEAST 3 TIMES AND THE RIGHT GEAR WAS TORN OFF THE AIRCRAFT AT THIS TIME.

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 SEA03FA026Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportGig Harbor, WAThe loss of engine power in the climb due to the fracture of the number seven engine crankshaft cheek due to the propagation of a fatigue crack initiation point. Factors include a vehicle pulling onto the road that the pilot selected for his forced emergency…Jan 14, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1909V · 1

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

Accident 19990521044059AAurora, OR(-23) The PIC was making a full flap landing at Aurora airport. The aircraft stalled approx. 5 feet above the runway causing the a/c to bounce. The PIC tried to arrest the secondary bounce by adding power. The application of power caused the left wing to drop…May 21, 1999 · No damage