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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 120 · Columbia, IL · March 19, 2017

Date: March 19, 2017 · 10:05 local
Place: Columbia, IL
Airport: Sackman
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1915N
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN17LA145
Reported as: Cessna 120
Reported engine: Continental C85 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,350 total

N1915NRegistration cancelled Sep 28, 2017 · Cessna 120S/N 12159 · Built 1947 Airframe modelCessna 120 Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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The pilot and his instructor were practicing takeoff and landings in a Cessna C-120 aircraft, for the purpose of the pilot to receive a tail wheel endorsement on his pilot certificate. This takeoff would have been the fourth one for this training period. During this full-length runway take off from runway 21 at Sackman field (H49) about the 2/3RDS down the runway the engine was not developing enough power for a successful takeoff and departure to safely clear obstacles, as a result of this the pilot closed the throttle and mixture control then applied full brakes with about 700 feet of runway remaining. The aircraft slowed down significantly but still exited the departure end of the runway when the main gear hit a berm. As result of this the aircraft nosed over.

Note : as this is a private runway open to the public there is no FAA requirement for a runway safe area or runway overrun on said runways.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT AND HIS INSTRUCTOR WERE PRACTICING TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS IN A CESSNA C-120 AIRCRAFT, FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE PILOT TO RECEIVE A TAIL WHEEL ENDORSEMENT ON HIS PILOT CERTIFICATE. THIS TAKEOFF WOULD HAVE BEEN THE FOURTH ONE FOR THIS TRAINING PERIOD. DURING THIS FULL-LENGTH RUNWAY TAKE OFF FROM RUNWAY 21 AT SACKMAN FIELD (H49) ABOUT THE 2/3RDS DOWN THE RUNWAY THE ENGINE WAS NOT DEVELOPING ENOUGH POWER FOR A SUCCESSFUL TAKEOFF AND DEPARTURE TO SAFELY CLEAR OBSTACLES, AS A RESULT OF THIS THE PILOT CLOSED THE THROTTLE AND MIXTURE CONTROL THEN APPLIED FULL BRAKES WITH ABOUT 700 FEET OF RUNWAY REMAINING. THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY BUT STILL EXITED THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY WHEN THE MAIN GEAR HIT A BERM. AS RESULT OF THIS THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

NOTE : AS THIS IS A PRIVATE RUNWAY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC THERE IS NO FAA REQUIREMENT FOR A RUNWAY SAFE AREA OR RUNWAY OVERRUN ON SAID RUNWAYS.

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 CEN17LA145Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportColumbia, ILThe partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.Mar 19, 2017 · Substantial damage

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