# Accident 20160402003349A: Cessna 175B, Lucedale, MS, April 2, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2016, 18:08 local time
- Place: Lucedale, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6753° N, 88.4306° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6753&lon=-88.4306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8115T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8115T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175B (registry code 2072506, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160402003349A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED THAT ON THE AFTERNOON OF APRIL 2, 2016 SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF ON RWY 33 FROM (KMOB) MOBILE IN ROUTE TO (KASD) SLIDELL ABOUT 10 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT AT 10 NM DUE WEST OF KMOB AT 1200 ? 1300 FEET MSL HE SLOWLY BEGAN TO PULL THE MIXTURE CONTROL OUT WHEN THE ENGINE LOSS RPM.  HE REPORTED THAT HE IMMEDIATELY PUSHED THE MIXTURE CONTROL BACK IN TO ATTEMPTED TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION BUT THE ENGINE RPM CONTINUED TO DECREASE.  HE STATED THAT HE THEN  PUSHED IN THE THROTTLE FOR MORE POWER WITH NO RESULTS.  THEN PULLED OUT THROTTLE SLOWLY AND THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AS IF IT WAS TRYING TO CONTINUE BUT THE RPM WERE STILL FLUCTUATING BETWEEN 1200-1900 RPM.  THAT'S WHEN HE CONTACTED KMOB DEPARTURE THAT HE WAS GOING TO HAVE TO PUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN IN A FIELD.

AFTER TOUCHED DOWN IN THE FIELD HE NOTICED A DITCH AND PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE IN AN ATTEMPT TO CLEAR THE DITCH BUT THE NOSE GEAR CLIPPED THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE DITCH CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT.  NO PROPERTY ON THE GROUND WAS DAMAGE.  THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT WITH SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.

## 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 ERA16LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA145), Apr 2, 2016: Cessna 175B (N8115T), Hurley, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The mechanic's failure to identify and remove a plastic sheath covering a portion of the mixture control cable during an annual inspection, which prevented the proper securing of the mixture control…

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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