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FAA accident report · Cessna 172RG · Apalachicola, FL · August 1, 2014

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Date
August 1, 2014 · 13:20 local
Place
Apalachicola, FL
Airport
Apalachicola Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5276U
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA14LA374
Reported as
Cessna 172RG
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,264 total91 in this make and model84 in the last 90 days
N5276URegistration cancelled Jan 4, 2018 · Cessna 172RGS/N 172RG0319 · Built 1980Airframe modelCessna 172RGEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft departed runway 24 at Apalachicola, FL (aaf) and experienced no problems. Pilot decided to perform a normal landing due to the aircraft having a previous history of a rough running engine. All indications were normal. The aircraft reached the threshold, the pilot commenced a go around. The pilot increased his throttle to full at a steady rate as he was climbing. The pilot raised the flaps from 30 degrees to 20 degrees, the engine was normal. The aircraft started to pick up speed and climb. The aircraft was past the last third of the runway with flaps moving from 20 to 10 degrees when the engine died. The aircraft was somewhere between

200-300' But not high enough to turn around. The pilot decided to land

Straight ahead, which was into the pine trees. The aircraft stopped climbing and the pilot pitched the nose down so not to stall. The pilot followed emergency procedures and pumped the throttle to start the engine. The pilot was able to glide further before the engine died again. The pilot continued to pump the throttle and the engine started before stopping again. The aircraft came to rest approximately a half mile south of the airport in the marsh.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 24 AT APALACHICOLA, FL (AAF) AND EXPERIENCED NO PROBLEMS. PILOT DECIDED TO PERFORM A NORMAL LANDING DUE TO THE AIRCRAFT HAVING A PREVIOUS HISTORY OF A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT REACHED THE THRESHOLD, THE PILOT COMMENCED A GO AROUND. THE PILOT INCREASED HIS THROTTLE TO FULL AT A STEADY RATE AS HE WAS CLIMBING. THE PILOT RAISED THE FLAPS FROM 30 DEGREES TO 20 DEGREES, THE ENGINE WAS NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO PICK UP SPEED AND CLIMB. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PAST THE LAST THIRD OF THE RUNWAY WITH FLAPS MOVING FROM 20 TO 10 DEGREES WHEN THE ENGINE DIED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN

200-300' BUT NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO TURN AROUND. THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND

STRAIGHT AHEAD, WHICH WAS INTO THE PINE TREES. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED CLIMBING AND THE PILOT PITCHED THE NOSE DOWN SO NOT TO STALL. THE PILOT FOLLOWED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND PUMPED THE THROTTLE TO START THE ENGINE. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO GLIDE FURTHER BEFORE THE ENGINE DIED AGAIN. THE PILOT CONTINUED TO PUMP THE THROTTLE AND THE ENGINE STARTED BEFORE STOPPING AGAIN. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY A HALF MILE SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT IN THE MARSH.

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 ERA14LA374Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportApalachicola, FLA total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examination and testing.Aug 1, 2014 · Substantial damage

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