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FAA accident report · Cessna 172D · Indian Trail, NC · October 20, 2012

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Date
October 20, 2012 · 14:30 local
Place
Indian Trail, NC
Airport
Goose Creek
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2879U
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA13LA037
Reported as
Cessna 172D
Reported engine
Continental 0-300 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
5,890 total362 in this make and model81 in the last 90 days
N2879URegistration cancelled Sep 3, 2014 · Cessna 172DS/N 17250479 · Built 1963Airframe modelCessna 172DEngine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

October 20, 2012, PIC privacy data omitted of N2879U, CE-172-D took off from airport 28A on runway 22. A total of four persons were on board. One pilot and 3 passengers. The pilot and one girl were in the front two seats and 2 adult females were in the rear seat. No flight plan was filed; the trip was to be strictly VFR. The airplane tanks were full of fuel. The aiprlane was within center of gravity (CG).the airplane crashed during the take-off phase approximately 1 – 1 ½ miles southwest of airport 28A. PIC stated that he used more runway than usual for the take-off and that at 60 knots he rotated but the power did not feel right nor did the rotation feel right. The PIC stated that 60 knots is the fastest the airplane would go, he was not getting good power and that it felt as if the tail hit then the airplane was banking to the left. The PIC stated that he could not get the airspeed to come back up; the airspeed just kept falling. Evidence was found on trees within the airplane descent path of propeller strikes. The Cessna model 172D owner's manual states that normal and obstacle clearance take-offs are performed with flaps up. The direction from the airport that the pilot took off is considered to be a take-off with obstacles. The pilot stated that 10 degrees of flaps was used for take-off.October 26, 2012, engine run was performed on the Continental O-300-D involved in the accident and the engine performed satisfactory. All performance numbers were met.

As the FAA filed it

OCTOBER 20, 2012, PIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF N2879U, CE-172-D TOOK OFF FROM AIRPORT 28A ON RUNWAY 22. A TOTAL OF FOUR PERSONS WERE ON BOARD. ONE PILOT AND 3 PASSENGERS. THE PILOT AND ONE GIRL WERE IN THE FRONT TWO SEATS AND 2 ADULT FEMALES WERE IN THE REAR SEAT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED; THE TRIP WAS TO BE STRICTLY VFR. THE AIRPLANE TANKS WERE FULL OF FUEL. THE AIPRLANE WAS WITHIN CENTER OF GRAVITY (CG).THE AIRPLANE CRASHED DURING THE TAKE-OFF PHASE APPROXIMATELY 1 – 1 ½ MILES SOUTHWEST OF AIRPORT 28A. PIC STATED THAT HE USED MORE RUNWAY THAN USUAL FOR THE TAKE-OFF AND THAT AT 60 KNOTS HE ROTATED BUT THE POWER DID NOT FEEL RIGHT NOR DID THE ROTATION FEEL RIGHT. THE PIC STATED THAT 60 KNOTS IS THE FASTEST THE AIRPLANE WOULD GO, HE WAS NOT GETTING GOOD POWER AND THAT IT FELT AS IF THE TAIL HIT THEN THE AIRPLANE WAS BANKING TO THE LEFT. THE PIC STATED THAT HE COULD NOT GET THE AIRSPEED TO COME BACK UP; THE AIRSPEED JUST KEPT FALLING. EVIDENCE WAS FOUND ON TREES WITHIN THE AIRPLANE DESCENT PATH OF PROPELLER STRIKES.THE CESSNA MODEL 172D OWNER'S MANUAL STATES THAT NORMAL AND OBSTACLE CLEARANCE TAKE-OFFS ARE PERFORMED WITH FLAPS UP. THE DIRECTION FROM THE AIRPORT THAT THE PILOT TOOK OFF IS CONSIDERED TO BE A TAKE-OFF WITH OBSTACLES. THE PILOT STATED THAT 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS WAS USED FOR TAKE-OFF.OCTOBER 26, 2012, ENGINE RUN WAS PERFORMED ON THE CONTINENTAL O-300-D INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT AND THE ENGINE PERFORMED SATISFACTORY. ALL PERFORMANCE NUMBERS WERE MET.

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 ERA13LA037Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportIndian Trail, NCThe pilot’s improper use of flaps for takeoff, which resulted in the airplane’s failure to attain adequate climb airspeed and subsequent collision will trees during takeoff.Oct 20, 2012 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2879U · 1

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

Incident 20110722017809IDescent · Indian Trail, NC[privacy data omitted], Was practicing emergency procedures with a student. Upon reduction of power to simulate engine failure the student selected a dirt road to attempt emergency landing. On approach the aircraft struck a power line at approximately 30 feet…Jul 22, 2011 · Minor damage