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FAA incident report · Cessna 175B · Mesa, AZ · June 2, 2006

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Date
June 2, 2006 · 08:30 local
Place
Mesa, AZ
Airport
Falcon Field Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N8127T
Reported as
Cessna 175B
Reported engine
Continental GO300*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total100 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N8127TRegistered now · Cessna 175BS/N 17556827 · Built 1960Airframe modelCessna 175BEngine modelContinental GO-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot took off normally from the south runway (4) @ ffz, eastbound. At approx. 300 ft (AGL) the pilot heard a loud "bang" and the engine failed abruptly. The pilot immediately maneuvered the aircraft into a sharp 180 degree left turn and landed uneventfully, "dead-stick" on the north runway (R22), westbound. The aircraft was removed from the runway and towed to its designated covered tie-down and parked. No pilot injuries and no post-event smoke/fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT TOOK OFF NORMALLY FROM THE SOUTH RUNWAY (4) @ FFZ, EASTBOUND. AT APPROX. 300 FT (AGL) THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD "BANG" AND THE ENGINE FAILED ABRUPTLY. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT INTO A SHARP 180 DEGREE LEFT TURN AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY, "DEAD-STICK" ON THE NORTH RUNWAY (R22), WESTBOUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY AND TOWED TO ITS DESIGNATED COVERED TIE-DOWN AND PARKED. NO PILOT INJURIES AND NO POST-EVENT SMOKE/FIRE.