# Accident 20130629014739A: Cessna 175, Skwentna, AK, June 29, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2013, 14:28 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.9744° N, 151.1597° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9744&lon=-151.1597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7698M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7698M-2017-09-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR GO-300-A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 12,300 total, 302 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC13LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130629014739A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DURING CLIMB OUT AFTER DEPARTING YETNA LODGE, AK, LOCATED 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF SKWENTNA AIRPORT (SKW), AK, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND THE REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE (RPM) OF THE ENGINE DROPPED FROM THE SET 2600 RPM TO APPROXIMATELY 2000 RPM UNCOMMANDED. WHEN THE PILOT REALIZED THAT HE WOULD NOT CLEAR THE TREES IN HIS FLIGHT PATH AND HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO ACCOMPLISH A TURN BACK TO THE DEPARTURE RUNWAY, HE COMPLETED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A STRAIGHT AHEAD MANNER. UPON TOUCHDOWN IN SOFT TERRAIN THE NOSE GEAR FOLDED UNDER THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER STRAIGHT AHEAD ONTO ITS BACK. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE VERTICAL FIN AND RUDDER, DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE COWL, LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS AND LEFT WING STRUT. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS TORN FROM ITS ATTACHMENT AT THE FIREWALL. THE PILOT AND SINGLE PASSENGER WERE BOTH UNHARMED.

ACCORDING TO THE NTSB IIC, AN ENGINE TEARDOWN WILL BE COMPLETED IN AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER OF 2013. IN THE EVENT THAT MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC13LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13LA059), Jun 29, 2013: Cessna 175 (N7698M), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because the postaccident examination of the engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. .

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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