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FAA accident report · Cessna 162 · Shelter Island, NY · April 13, 2015

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Date
April 13, 2015 · 18:00 local
Place
Shelter Island, NY
Airport
Klenawicus
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N30283
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA15LA184
Reported as
Cessna 162
Reported engine
Continental 0-200 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
18,997 total
N30283Registration cancelled Apr 29, 2016 · Cessna 162S/N 16200094 · Built 2011Airframe modelCessna 162Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The PIC of N30283 Cessna 162 skycatcher. Serial number 16200094, light sport aircraft departed Klenawicus airfield (Shelter Island 49NY) at approximately 18:00 local time on April 13, 2015. Once airborne a witness discribed the CE-162 as banking hard to the right moments after rotation, causing the aircraft to hit the top of trees parallel to the grass field and impacting the ground. The pilot was extracted from the aircraft with injuries.

The PIC lost control during take off causing the aircraft to impact nose down and ended up resting wings level facing runway heading of 22. The aircraft was destroyed. The flight controls were free to move except for the left elevator which was binding due to post crash damage. The flight control cables were intact except that the right aileron cable was severed behind the right side instrument panel due to crash impact. The throttle was approximately 3/4 full open. Mixture was full rich. Fuel shut off was in the on position and carburetor heat was off. The engine controls were connected and were able to be moved. The tanks had fuel present. The fuel screen was clean and there was a clear odor of 100 ll. The engine was rotated 4 full revolutions with no unusual noises or binding. There was engine oil in the sump but the level could not be determined due to damage to the tank.

As the FAA filed it

THE PIC OF N30283 CESSNA 162 SKYCATCHER. SERIAL NUMBER 16200094, LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KLENAWICUS AIRFIELD (SHELTER ISLAND 49NY) AT APPROXIMATELY 18:00 LOCAL TIME ON APRIL 13, 2015. ONCE AIRBORNE A WITNESS DISCRIBED THE CE-162 AS BANKING HARD TO THE RIGHT MOMENTS AFTER ROTATION, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO HIT THE TOP OF TREES PARALLEL TO THE GRASS FIELD AND IMPACTING THE GROUND. THE PILOT WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT WITH INJURIES.

THE PIC LOST CONTROL DURING TAKE OFF CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO IMPACT NOSE DOWN AND ENDED UP RESTING WINGS LEVEL FACING RUNWAY HEADING OF 22. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE FREE TO MOVE EXCEPT FOR THE LEFT ELEVATOR WHICH WAS BINDING DUE TO POST CRASH DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT CONTROL CABLES WERE INTACT EXCEPT THAT THE RIGHT AILERON CABLE WAS SEVERED BEHIND THE RIGHT SIDE INSTRUMENT PANEL DUE TO CRASH IMPACT. THE THROTTLE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3/4 FULL OPEN. MIXTURE WAS FULL RICH. FUEL SHUT OFF WAS IN THE ON POSITION AND CARBURETOR HEAT WAS OFF. THE ENGINE CONTROLS WERE CONNECTED AND WERE ABLE TO BE MOVED. THE TANKS HAD FUEL PRESENT. THE FUEL SCREEN WAS CLEAN AND THERE WAS A CLEAR ODOR OF 100 LL. THE ENGINE WAS ROTATED 4 FULL REVOLUTIONS WITH NO UNUSUAL NOISES OR BINDING. THERE WAS ENGINE OIL IN THE SUMP BUT THE LEVEL COULD NOT BE DETERMINED DUE TO DAMAGE TO THE TANK.

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 ERA15LA184Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportShelter Island, NYThe pilot's failure to attain adequate airspeed after takeoff and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle-of-attack during the initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at too low an altitude to recover.Apr 13, 2015 · Substantial damage