20121207028789A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Arcola, TX · December 7, 2012

Date
December 7, 2012 · 14:30 local
Place
Arcola, TX
Airport
Houston Southwest
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N172BJ
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN13LA104
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
1,430 total800 in this make and model260 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On 12/07/2012, at approximately 15:00 CST N172BJ, Cessna, model 172M, lost power, after take off, and made an emergency off airport landing into a field, approxamately 1 mile from Houston Southwest Airport (axh), Arcola, Texas. On landing roll out, the aircraft nosed over coming to rest upside down.

The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the propeller, both wings, vertical stabilizer and rudder as a result of the roll over.

The aircraft was owned by dutch wings LLC, (dba dutch wings flight school) being operated under 14 CFR part 91, as an instructional flight.

Visual meteorologiacl conditions prevailed and an instrument rules flight plan had been filed for the flight that was originating, at the time of the accident.

The pilot and passanger were not injuried in the accident. And there was no post crash fire.

Aircraft records were inspected all inspections were current.

As the FAA filed it

ON 12/07/2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 15:00 CST N172BJ, CESSNA, MODEL 172M, LOST POWER, AFTER TAKE OFF, AND MADE AN EMERGENCY OFF AIRPORT LANDING INTO A FIELD, APPROXAMATELY 1 MILE FROM HOUSTON SOUTHWEST AIRPORT (AXH), ARCOLA, TEXAS. ON LANDING ROLL OUT, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.

THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, BOTH WINGS, VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER AS A RESULT OF THE ROLL OVER.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS OWNED BY DUTCH WINGS LLC, (DBA DUTCH WINGS FLIGHT SCHOOL) BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT.

VISUAL METEOROLOGIACL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN INSTRUMENT RULES FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE FLIGHT THAT WAS ORIGINATING, AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

THE PILOT AND PASSANGER WERE NOT INJURIED IN THE ACCIDENT. AND THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE.

AIRCRAFT RECORDS WERE INSPECTED ALL INSPECTIONS WERE CURRENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.