What happened
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On June 01, 2010 I was on stand by duties for accident investigation for the office FSDO-19. At approximately 19:54 of 06-01-10 I have received a dispatch call from regional operational center (atl-oprtr ken) for an accident at the above location. Upon arrival at the scene of the accident, approximately 20:29 local time, I have found an aircraft Cessna 172, N1435F rest on an empty land lot substantially damaged. N1435F, aligned in his forward motion on a westerly heading, was brought into that position by its pilot in command, later identified as privacy data omitted, pilot certificate privacy data omitted privacy data omitted was approaching fort lauderdale international airport for landing at runway 09R. Just about 3/4 of a mile from the runway approach end , manuevering the aircraft to be aligned with the runway final segment, privacy data omitted reported to the tower controller he was in contact with, some engine problems. At that point, as he later explained in an interview, the engine suffered a total loss of power and subsequently he maneuvered the aircraft for an emergency landing at the above field property. After attempting an unsessuscessfull restart he completed a 360 degree turns and crash landed the aircraft. privacy data omitted And a passenger on board, privacy data omitted, reported minor injuries treated as such by a local hospital (broward general) and they were dismissed at later time. The aircraft, a Cessna 172 model h, register as N1435F to a company name j and f aviation corp. of which privacy data omitted is the director , suffered substantial damages. The aircraft appeared to have impacted ground at shallow to medium angle and low speed. Wing tips were bended in upward moment, nose gear collapsed and sheared off the frame, main gear were bended bacbackward but did not separated. Main frame fuselage also suffered material bending at the cabin section between front and rear passenger seats. Windshield separated from its frame and broke in a couple of points. Nose section engine was torned toward starboard position but did not separated from main frame. Propeller did not suffered any visible damaged and because little or no motion produced by the engine no signs of metal fatigue (either inward or outward) were visible on it. Inside the cabin main engine controls were observed in non-contradictory position to what the pilot verbally stated. Mixture control was observed in rich position, throttle control in open position, fuel selector valve in both position. Ignition key was observed in off position as the pilot attempted to secure the engine in preparation of the emergency crash landing. No fluids contaminants (as FAR as aircraft fuel, oil or brake fluids) were observed around the aircraft. Please refer to pictures taken at the site for further details. On June the second after the aircraft N1435F was release by the NTSB (jose' obregon) to the company recovery (air & sea crash recovery) the aircraft has been disassembled for further mechanical investigation. Engine was taken out and will be taken to an engine repair service station in opa locka for testing; fuel was depleted from N1435F wings and the starboard wing remaining quantity accounted forabout 1/2 gallon of fuel, and on port wing accounted for zero. End.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 01, 2010 I WAS ON STAND BY DUTIES FOR ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION FOR THE OFFICE FSDO-19. AT APPROXIMATELY 19:54 OF 06-01-10 I HAVE RECEIVED A DISPATCH CALL FROM REGIONAL OPERATIONAL CENTER (ATL-OPRTR KEN) FOR AN ACCIDENT AT THE ABOVE LOCATION. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT, APPROXIMATELY 20:29 LOCAL TIME, I HAVE FOUND AN AIRCRAFT CESSNA 172, N1435F REST ON AN EMPTY LAND LOT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. N1435F, ALIGNED IN HIS FORWARD MOTION ON A WESTERLY HEADING, WAS BROUGHT INTO THAT POSITION BY ITS PILOT IN COMMAND, LATER IDENTIFIED AS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PILOT CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS APPROACHING FORT LAUDERDALE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOR LANDING AT RUNWAY 09R. JUST ABOUT 3/4 OF A MILE FROM THE RUNWAY APPROACH END , MANUEVERING THE AIRCRAFT TO BE ALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY FINAL SEGMENT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED TO THE TOWER CONTROLLER HE WAS IN CONTACT WITH, SOME ENGINE PROBLEMS. AT THAT POINT, AS HE LATER EXPLAINED IN AN INTERVIEW, THE ENGINE SUFFERED A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER AND SUBSEQUENTLY HE MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE ABOVE FIELD PROPERTY. AFTER ATTEMPTING AN UNSESSUSCESSFULL RESTART HE COMPLETED A 360 DEGREE TURNS AND CRASH LANDED THE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND A PASSENGER ON BOARD, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, REPORTED MINOR INJURIES TREATED AS SUCH BY A LOCAL HOSPITAL (BROWARD GENERAL) AND THEY WERE DISMISSED AT LATER TIME. THE AIRCRAFT, A CESSNA 172 MODEL H, REGISTER AS N1435F TO A COMPANY NAME J AND F AVIATION CORP. OF WHICH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS THE DIRECTOR , SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGES. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE IMPACTED GROUND AT SHALLOW TO MEDIUM ANGLE AND LOW SPEED. WING TIPS WERE BENDED IN UPWARD MOMENT, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND SHEARED OFF THE FRAME, MAIN GEAR WERE BENDED BACBACKWARD BUT DID NOT SEPARATED. MAIN FRAME FUSELAGE ALSO SUFFERED MATERIAL BENDING AT THE CABIN SECTION BETWEEN FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SEATS. WINDSHIELD SEPARATED FROM ITS FRAME AND BROKE IN A COUPLE OF POINTS. NOSE SECTION ENGINE WAS TORNED TOWARD STARBOARD POSITION BUT DID NOT SEPARATED FROM MAIN FRAME. PROPELLER DID NOT SUFFERED ANY VISIBLE DAMAGED AND BECAUSE LITTLE OR NO MOTION PRODUCED BY THE ENGINE NO SIGNS OF METAL FATIGUE (EITHER INWARD OR OUTWARD) WERE VISIBLE ON IT. INSIDE THE CABIN MAIN ENGINE CONTROLS WERE OBSERVED IN NON-CONTRADICTORY POSITION TO WHAT THE PILOT VERBALLY STATED. MIXTURE CONTROL WAS OBSERVED IN RICH POSITION, THROTTLE CONTROL IN OPEN POSITION, FUEL SELECTOR VALVE IN BOTH POSITION. IGNITION KEY WAS OBSERVED IN OFF POSITION AS THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO SECURE THE ENGINE IN PREPARATION OF THE EMERGENCY CRASH LANDING. NO FLUIDS CONTAMINANTS (AS FAR AS AIRCRAFT FUEL, OIL OR BRAKE FLUIDS) WERE OBSERVED AROUND THE AIRCRAFT.PLEASE REFER TO PICTURES TAKEN AT THE SITE FOR FURTHER DETAILS. ON JUNE THE SECOND AFTER THE AIRCRAFT N1435F WAS RELEASE BY THE NTSB (JOSE' OBREGON) TO THE COMPANY RECOVERY (AIR & SEA CRASH RECOVERY) THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN DISASSEMBLED FOR FURTHER MECHANICAL INVESTIGATION. ENGINE WAS TAKEN OUT AND WILL BE TAKEN TO AN ENGINE REPAIR SERVICE STATION IN OPA LOCKA FOR TESTING; FUEL WAS DEPLETED FROM N1435F WINGS AND THE STARBOARD WING REMAINING QUANTITY ACCOUNTED FORABOUT 1/2 GALLON OF FUEL, AND ON PORT WING ACCOUNTED FOR ZERO.END.
NTSB investigation
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