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FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Pahokee, FL · July 28, 2011

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Date
July 28, 2011 · 12:17 local
Place
Pahokee, FL
Airport
Palm Beach Co Glades
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1443U
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA11LA429
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
404 total221 in this make and model179 in the last 90 days
N1443URegistration cancelled Dec 27, 2012 · Cessna 172MS/N 17267110 · Built 1976Airframe modelCessna 172MEngine 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.

On July 28, 2011 at approximately 1215 EST, N1443U registered to ATP aircraft LLC departed ruwnay 17 at the Palm Beach county Glades airport (phk) in Pahokee, Florida destined for ft. lauderdale executive airport in ft. lauderdale, Florida on a routine instructional flight. The student pilot was flying the aircraft. On climbout at approximately 500 above mean sea level (MSL) the aircraft experienced a partial loss of power. The flight instructor took over control of the aircraft and elected to make a 180 degree turn back to the Pahokee airport in order to attempt a landing on runway 35.the aircraft was too high and fast to land on runway 35 and overshot the runway. Due to obstructions at the end of runway 35, the instructor elected to turn to the left towards lake okeechobee, located adjacent to the Pahokee airport, and land the aircraft on the lake. The aircraft touched down on the lake approximately 250 yards off shore and flipped over. Both occupants exited the aircraft and swam towards the floating wreckage where they waited on top to be rescued. Both occupants were subsequently rescued by local authorities. Both occupants were taken to the local hospital. The student pilot was treated for minor injuries and released. The flight instructor had no injuries and was released. The aircraft wreckage was removed from lake okeechobee on July 29,2011 by air & sea recovery and relocated to the Palm Beach county Glades airport (phk).

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 28, 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 1215 EST, N1443U REGISTERED TO ATP AIRCRAFT LLC DEPARTED RUWNAY 17 AT THE PALM BEACH COUNTY GLADES AIRPORT (PHK) IN PAHOKEE, FLORIDA DESTINED FOR FT. LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT IN FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA ON A ROUTINE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT. ON CLIMBOUT AT APPROXIMATELY 500 ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL) THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ELECTED TO MAKE A 180 DEGREE TURN BACK TO THE PAHOKEE AIRPORT IN ORDER TO ATTEMPT A LANDING ON RUNWAY 35.THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOO HIGH AND FAST TO LAND ON RUNWAY 35 AND OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY. DUE TO OBSTRUCTIONS AT THE END OF RUNWAY 35, THE INSTRUCTOR ELECTED TO TURN TO THE LEFT TOWARDS LAKE OKEECHOBEE, LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE PAHOKEE AIRPORT, AND LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON THE LAKE. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE LAKE APPROXIMATELY 250 YARDS OFF SHORE AND FLIPPED OVER. BOTH OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND SWAM TOWARDS THE FLOATING WRECKAGE WHERE THEY WAITED ON TOP TO BE RESCUED. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE SUBSEQUENTLY RESCUED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE TAKEN TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS TREATED FOR MINOR INJURIES AND RELEASED. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR HAD NO INJURIES AND WAS RELEASED. THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS REMOVED FROM LAKE OKEECHOBEE ON JULY 29,2011 BY AIR & SEA RECOVERY AND RELOCATED TO THE PALM BEACH COUNTY GLADES AIRPORT (PHK).

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 ERA11LA429Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPahokee, FLThe flight instructor's misjudgment of the airplane's position and airspeed relative to the runway while returning to the airport after a partial loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the separation of the engine's No. 3 cylinder exhaust…Jul 28, 2011 · Substantial damage