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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 175A · Sacramento, CA · May 2, 2008

Date: May 2, 2008 · 12:15 local
Place: Sacramento, CA
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7059E
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX08LA128
Reported as: Cessna 175A
Reported engine: Continental O300*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N7059ERegistered now · Cessna 175AS/N 56559 Airframe modelCessna 175A Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft departed from rio linda airport enroute to Oregon. Climbed to approximately 1600 feet and the engine began running rough and RPM started to drop. Pilot saw smoke coming from under the cowling and started to look for some place to land. He selected a gravel road near garden highway. He landed on the gravel road and the wings began striking trees on both sides of the road. The aircraft eventually departed the gravel road and came to rest in a field next to the road. There were no injuries to the pilot or to the passenger. There was substantial damage to the aircraft wings leading edge. The western pacific command post was notified as was the NTSB. The NTSB released the damaged aircraft to the owner.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM RIO LINDA AIRPORT ENROUTE TO OREGON. CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 1600 FEET AND THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND RPM STARTED TO DROP. PILOT SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE COWLING AND STARTED TO LOOK FOR SOME PLACE TO LAND. HE SELECTED A GRAVEL ROAD NEAR GARDEN HIGHWAY. HE LANDED ON THE GRAVEL ROAD AND THE WINGS BEGAN STRIKING TREES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT EVENTUALLY DEPARTED THE GRAVEL ROAD AND CAME TO REST IN A FIELD NEXT TO THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR TO THE PASSENGER. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WINGS LEADING EDGE. THE WESTERN PACIFIC COMMAND POST WAS NOTIFIED AS WAS THE NTSB. THE NTSB RELEASED THE DAMAGED AIRCRAFT TO THE OWNER.

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 LAX08LA128Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRio Linda, CAThe partial loss of engine power due to detonation. Contributing to the accident was trees in the landing area.May 2, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7059E · 2

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

Accident 20011120031049AFairhope, AL(-23) Pilot stated that he landed downwind on short, wet, grass airstrip. Landed long - had to intentionally ground loop aircraft to avoid highway traffic perpendicular to end of strip.Nov 20, 2001 · No damage Accident 19751218040279AStarting Engines · Fair Oaks, CAHand propped eng,starter inop. Acft not tied dwn. Hit t-craft N49000,substl dmg.Dec 18, 1975 · Substantial damage