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FAA accident report · Cessna 172K · Knoxville, TN · October 9, 2004

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Date
October 9, 2004 · 08:59 local
Place
Knoxville, TN
Airport
Sky Ranch Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N78211
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL05CA002
Reported as
Cessna 172K
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
53 total51 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days
N78211Registration cancelled Jul 27, 2010 · Cessna 172KS/N 17257528 · Built 1968Airframe modelCessna 172KEngine 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) On 10-09-2004 at 0859 EST, student pilot william t. linton, departed Sky Ranch Airport (TN98) near Knoxville, TN, on his third solo takeoff of that day. The student pilot subsequently stated that after executing a normal soft-field takeoff, the aircraft tried to turn left, he corrected, and then it went to the left again. The student pilot stated that he realized that he would crash into a hangar so he let the nose down, then though he needed to be going slower and pulled back on the elevator control. The aircraft stalled, struck the left wing tip on the ground, then the nose impacted the surface, followed by the right wing tip. The aircraft came to rest against a hangar beam facing back the direction it came.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 10-09-2004 AT 0859 EST, STUDENT PILOT WILLIAM T. LINTON, DEPARTED SKY RANCH AIRPORT (TN98) NEAR KNOXVILLE, TN, ON HIS THIRD SOLO TAKEOFF OF THAT DAY. THE STUDENT PILOT SUBSEQUENTLY STATED THAT AFTER EXECUTING A NORMAL SOFT-FIELD TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT TRIED TO TURN LEFT, HE CORRECTED, AND THEN IT WENT TO THE LEFT AGAIN. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT HE REALIZED THAT HE WOULD CRASH INTO A HANGAR SO HE LET THE NOSE DOWN, THEN THOUGH HE NEEDED TO BE GOING SLOWER AND PULLED BACK ON THE ELEVATOR CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, STRUCK THE LEFT WING TIP ON THE GROUND, THEN THE NOSE IMPACTED THE SURFACE, FOLLOWED BY THE RIGHT WING TIP. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AGAINST A HANGAR BEAM FACING BACK THE DIRECTION IT CAME.

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 ATL05CA002Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportKnoxville, TNThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed on initial take off climb resulted in an inadvertent stall and an uncontrolled descent into the ground.Oct 9, 2004 · No damage

Other reports on N78211 · 1

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

Accident 19740221004589AGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Corpus Chrsti, TXPlt prev briefed by FAA control tower of strong gusty 28-36K vbl winds bfor taxying.Feb 21, 1974 · Substantial damage