20030830022619A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172E · Connellsville, PA · August 30, 2003

Date
August 30, 2003 · 19:30 local
Place
Connellsville, PA
Airport
Connellsville Airport
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5628T
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC03CA185
Reported as
Cessna 172E
Reported engine
Continental O300*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
51 total17 in this make and model14 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) Mrs. Lisa reinhold, student pilot, was conducting supervised solo take off and landings (touch & goes) in a CE-172-E, N5628T, from runway 5, at fayette county airport (kvvs). Mrs. Reinhold experienced a power interruption of unknown origin. The student pilot decided to abort the take off seconds after vr. N5628T experienced a bounced landing followed by an improper recovery. As a result of the improper recovery, the nosewheel collapsed, and the aircraft skidded approximately 210 feet before coming to a stop approximately 440 feet from the end of runway 5. Impact ground scars and propeller strikes were observed approximately 2808 feet from the departure end of runway 5. Runway 5/23 total length is 3458 feet. Post impact fire destroyed the aircraft. Mrs. Reinhold, the pilot, experienced minor injuries. The flight instructor, Mr. Robert eugene reinhold, #2007287, who was supervising the practive take off and landings stated: "the take off was normal and the CE-172 was airborne approximately six to eight feet when he heard an engine back fire then a power reduction." Mr. Reinhold further stated "fuel on board was 14 gallons in the left tank and 12 gallons in the right tank."

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MRS. LISA REINHOLD, STUDENT PILOT, WAS CONDUCTING SUPERVISED SOLO TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS (TOUCH & GOES) IN A CE-172-E, N5628T, FROM RUNWAY 5, AT FAYETTE COUNTY AIRPORT (KVVS). MRS. REINHOLD EXPERIENCED A POWER INTERRUPTION OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN. THE STUDENT PILOT DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKE OFF SECONDS AFTER VR. N5628T EXPERIENCED A BOUNCED LANDING FOLLOWED BY AN IMPROPER RECOVERY. AS A RESULT OF THE IMPROPER RECOVERY, THE NOSEWHEEL COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 210 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP APPROXIMATELY 440 FEET FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 5. IMPACT GROUND SCARS AND PROPELLER STRIKES WERE OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 2808 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 5. RUNWAY 5/23 TOTAL LENGTH IS 3458 FEET. POST IMPACT FIRE DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT. MRS. REINHOLD, THE PILOT, EXPERIENCED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, MR. ROBERT EUGENE REINHOLD, #2007287, WHO WAS SUPERVISING THE PRACTIVE TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS STATED: "THE TAKE OFF WAS NORMAL AND THE CE-172 WAS AIRBORNE APPROXIMATELY SIX TO EIGHT FEET WHEN HE HEARD AN ENGINE BACK FIRE THEN A POWER REDUCTION." MR. REINHOLD FURTHER STATED "FUEL ON BOARD WAS 14 GALLONS IN THE LEFT TANK AND 12 GALLONS IN THE RIGHT TANK."

NTSB investigation

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