20050318005079A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 175 · Charlotte, NC · March 18, 2005

Date: March 18, 2005 · 18:53 local
Place: Charlotte, NC
Airport: Charlotte-Douglas International
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7148M
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL05CA063
Reported as: Cessna 175
Reported engine: Continental O470*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,500 total1,000 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N7148MRegistration cancelled Jul 13, 2005 · Cessna 175S/N 55448 Airframe modelCessna 175

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What happened

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(-23) The airman's competency is in question as his aircraft's engine experienced a power loss in-flight, the pilot declared an emergency, released his banner and accepted vectors for a landing at Charlotte Douglas international airport (kclt). The engine power returned and the landing was uneventful. The pilot taxied to the FBO, refueled his aircraft, checked all fuel for contamination and taxied out for departure. He initiated a takeoff roll on runway 23 and aborted the takeoff requesting runway 36R. The pilot then initiated his takeoff roll from 36R made an uneventful departure until about 2 nautical miles NE of clt when the engine had a complete power loss for the second time causing the pilot to make an emergency landing in a parking lot at a strip mall. Upon braking the aircraft struck a curbed island, hit a three foot diameter rock, nosed the aircraft over and struck a parked suv.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRMAN'S COMPETENCY IS IN QUESTION AS HIS AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS IN-FLIGHT, THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, RELEASED HIS BANNER AND ACCEPTED VECTORS FOR A LANDING AT CHARLOTTE DOUGLAS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KCLT). THE ENGINE POWER RETURNED AND THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. THE PILOT TAXIED TO THE FBO, REFUELED HIS AIRCRAFT, CHECKED ALL FUEL FOR CONTAMINATION AND TAXIED OUT FOR DEPARTURE. HE INITIATED A TAKEOFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 23 AND ABORTED THE TAKEOFF REQUESTING RUNWAY 36R. THE PILOT THEN INITIATED HIS TAKEOFF ROLL FROM 36R MADE AN UNEVENTFUL DEPARTURE UNTIL ABOUT 2 NAUTICAL MILES NE OF CLT WHEN THE ENGINE HAD A COMPLETE POWER LOSS FOR THE SECOND TIME CAUSING THE PILOT TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A PARKING LOT AT A STRIP MALL. UPON BRAKING THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A CURBED ISLAND, HIT A THREE FOOT DIAMETER ROCK, NOSED THE AIRCRAFT OVER AND STRUCK A PARKED SUV.

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 ATL05CA063Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCharlotte, NCThe pilot's failure to follow the checklist by his failure to verify the fuel selector was in the on position which resulted in fuel starvation and the loss of engine power.Mar 18, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7148M · 1

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

Incident 20030901031969INormal Cruise · Sandy Hook, NJ(-23) Pilot became disoriented due to bad weather and made precautionary landing in Sandy Hook national parking lot "c" no damage to aircraft, no injuries.Sep 1, 2003