20170520004769A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 175 · Prospect, OR · May 20, 2017

Date: May 20, 2017 · 10:00 local
Place: Prospect, OR
Airport: Prospect State Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N175DH
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA17CA302
Reported as: Cessna 175
Reported engine: Continental 0-300 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,152 total324 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N175DHRegistered now · Cessna 175S/N 56280 · Built 1959 Airframe modelCessna 175 Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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At 10 am PDT, 5/20/2017, in Prospect, OR. Cessna 175 (175DH) impacted trees after takeoff from Prospect airport, resulting in damage to right horizontal stabilizer and empennage. 3 POB, no injuries, landed without incident. The subject flight departed from grass part of field (Prospect airport 64S), 5-10 knot wind favoring the uphill runway which was towards the trees, the other was downhill, without obstructions but had a tailwind. Pilot chose to take the uphill runway ultimately impacting a tree with the right landing gear, wing strut and horizontal stabilizer on takeoff. The pilot continued flight unaware of damage severity. The pilot was CFI instructing aircraft owner.

As the FAA filed it

AT 10 AM PDT, 5/20/2017, IN PROSPECT, OR. CESSNA 175 (175DH) IMPACTED TREES AFTER TAKEOFF FROM PROSPECT AIRPORT, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND EMPENNAGE. 3 POB, NO INJURIES, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE SUBJECT FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM GRASS PART OF FIELD (PROSPECT AIRPORT 64S), 5-10 KNOT WIND FAVORING THE UPHILL RUNWAY WHICH WAS TOWARDS THE TREES, THE OTHER WAS DOWNHILL, WITHOUT OBSTRUCTIONS BUT HAD A TAILWIND. PILOT CHOSE TO TAKE THE UPHILL RUNWAY ULTIMATELY IMPACTING A TREE WITH THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR, WING STRUT AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ON TAKEOFF. THE PILOT CONTINUED FLIGHT UNAWARE OF DAMAGE SEVERITY. THE PILOT WAS CFI INSTRUCTING AIRCRAFT OWNER.

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 GAA17CA302Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportProspect, ORThe flight instructor’s failure to attain an adequate climb rate during takeoff, which resulted in impact with trees.May 20, 2017 · Substantial damage