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FAA accident report · Cessna 172C · New Enterprise, PA · August 30, 2015

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Date
August 30, 2015 · 12:10 local
Place
New Enterprise, PA
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8404X
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA15CA243
Reported as
Cessna 172C
Reported engine
Continental 0-300 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
498 total104 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days
N8404XRegistered now · Cessna 172CS/N 17248904Airframe modelCessna 172CEngine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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08-30-15

Accident report

N8404X, s/n 17248904

Cessna - 172C

The pilot involved was identified as ^Mr. James c. housel^. There was one passenger, ^Mr. Housels son^. The injuries to both individuals were minor with no hospitalization. The accident site was listed as ^351 snyder creek road, ^New Enterprise, PA. Adequate airspeed was not obtained due to high grass and hot temperature. The aircraft rotated on takeoff and clipped trees at the end of the field with the left wing. The aircraft cart-wheeled several times and came to rest in a corral, destroying the aircraft. After landing in his brother in law's farm field, the pilot stated that he did a magneto check, and then oriented the aircraft in a south east direction for take-off. After adding 10 degrees of flap extension, the pilot accelerated the aircraft to 65 miles per hour and rotated. The pilot stated that the aircraft started to climb, but quickly started to lose airspeed within 20 to 25 feet from the ground. The pilot stated that he attempted to lower the nose but within a second or two the stall warning horn sounded, the left wing dropped and the aircraft stalled. The left wing impacted the ground, followed by the engine and then the right wing. After impact, the aircraft made a left turn until it was facing west. And then the aircraft slid backward with the tail section sustaining damage from impact with the ground.

As the FAA filed it

08-30-15

ACCIDENT REPORT

N8404X, S/N 17248904

CESSNA - 172C

THE PILOT INVOLVED WAS IDENTIFIED AS ^MR. JAMES C. HOUSEL^. THERE WAS ONE PASSENGER, ^MR. HOUSELS SON^. THE INJURIES TO BOTH INDIVIDUALS WERE MINOR WITH NO HOSPITALIZATION. THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS LISTED AS ^351 SNYDER CREEK ROAD, ^NEW ENTERPRISE, PA. ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WAS NOT OBTAINED DUE TO HIGH GRASS AND HOT TEMPERATURE. THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED ON TAKEOFF AND CLIPPED TREES AT THE END OF THE FIELD WITH THE LEFT WING. THE AIRCRAFT CART-WHEELED SEVERAL TIMES AND CAME TO REST IN A CORRAL, DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER LANDING IN HIS BROTHER IN LAW'S FARM FIELD, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID A MAGNETO CHECK, AND THEN ORIENTED THE AIRCRAFT IN A SOUTH EAST DIRECTION FOR TAKE-OFF. AFTER ADDING 10 DEGREES OF FLAP EXTENSION, THE PILOT ACCELERATED THE AIRCRAFT TO 65 MILES PER HOUR AND ROTATED. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO CLIMB, BUT QUICKLY STARTED TO LOSE AIRSPEED WITHIN 20 TO 25 FEET FROM THE GROUND. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE NOSE BUT WITHIN A SECOND OR TWO THE STALL WARNING HORN SOUNDED, THE LEFT WING DROPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED. THE LEFT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND, FOLLOWED BY THE ENGINE AND THEN THE RIGHT WING. AFTER IMPACT, THE AIRCRAFT MADE A LEFT TURN UNTIL IT WAS FACING WEST. AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT SLID BACKWARD WITH THE TAIL SECTION SUSTAINING DAMAGE FROM IMPACT WITH THE GROUND.

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 GAA15CA243Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportNew Enterprise, PAThe pilot's exceedance of the critical angle of attack during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.Aug 30, 2015 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8404X · 1

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

Accident 19860829043059ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Bement, ILDuring landing rollout, the aircraft veered off the side of the runway into a cornfield.Aug 29, 1986 · Substantial damage