What happened
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July 3, 2017 the lincoln flight standards district office (FSDO) received notification from the pilot of Cessna 172E, s/n: 17250718 (N3518S) of an incident in Sidney, Nebraska (ksny) at approximately 1230 central daylight time (CDT).
The pilot informed the aviation safety inspector (ASI), that approximately 1230 on July 3, 2017 he departed from runway 21R at ksny. The pilot stated that the aircraft was at gross weight takeoff, visibility was 10/CLR, temp 29° c, dew point 12, altimeter 3009, density altitude 6800, winds approximately 10KTS out of the south. After liftoff the aircraft became airborne just after crossing the intersecting runway 13/21 and initially climbed to approximately 50FT AGL. The stall horn began to "chirp" and the pilot was unable to climb without the stall horn remaining on steady. The pilot stated the aircraft was holding altitude but not climbing, immediately noticed high-tension power lines directly in the flight path. The pilot made a 45 degree turn to the right and made an emergency landing in a wheat field adjacent to the departing runway.
The pilot touched down in the wheat field without incident, but a fence line was directly in the landing path. The pilot applied power, the aircraft became airborne again in an attempt to clear the fence. The aircraft impacted with the top of a fence post with the propeller. The pilot landed into the next wheat field and brought the a/c to a stop. The pilot and passenger egressed the aircraft. The pilot informed the ASI that no injuries were sustained to the passenger or the pilot.
Post flight inspection revealed one propeller blade has a slight bend in the outer 2 inches of the blade tip and signs of impact with a fence post. Minor scratches on the right gear leg noted as a result of contact with the barbed wire fence. No other evidence of damage was noted on the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
JULY 3, 2017 THE LINCOLN FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE (FSDO) RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM THE PILOT OF CESSNA 172E, S/N: 17250718 (N3518S) OF AN INCIDENT IN SIDNEY, NEBRASKA (KSNY) AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT).
THE PILOT INFORMED THE AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR (ASI), THAT APPROXIMATELY 1230 ON JULY 3, 2017 HE DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 21R AT KSNY. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT GROSS WEIGHT TAKEOFF, VISIBILITY WAS 10/CLR, TEMP 29° C, DEW POINT 12, ALTIMETER 3009, DENSITY ALTITUDE 6800, WINDS APPROXIMATELY 10KTS OUT OF THE SOUTH. AFTER LIFTOFF THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE JUST AFTER CROSSING THE INTERSECTING RUNWAY 13/21 AND INITIALLY CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 50FT AGL. THE STALL HORN BEGAN TO "CHIRP" AND THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB WITHOUT THE STALL HORN REMAINING ON STEADY. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS HOLDING ALTITUDE BUT NOT CLIMBING, IMMEDIATELY NOTICED HIGH-TENSION POWER LINES DIRECTLY IN THE FLIGHT PATH. THE PILOT MADE A 45 DEGREE TURN TO THE RIGHT AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A WHEAT FIELD ADJACENT TO THE DEPARTING RUNWAY.
THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN IN THE WHEAT FIELD WITHOUT INCIDENT, BUT A FENCE LINE WAS DIRECTLY IN THE LANDING PATH. THE PILOT APPLIED POWER, THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN IN AN ATTEMPT TO CLEAR THE FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED WITH THE TOP OF A FENCE POST WITH THE PROPELLER. THE PILOT LANDED INTO THE NEXT WHEAT FIELD AND BROUGHT THE A/C TO A STOP. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT INFORMED THE ASI THAT NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED TO THE PASSENGER OR THE PILOT.
POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED ONE PROPELLER BLADE HAS A SLIGHT BEND IN THE OUTER 2 INCHES OF THE BLADE TIP AND SIGNS OF IMPACT WITH A FENCE POST. MINOR SCRATCHES ON THE RIGHT GEAR LEG NOTED AS A RESULT OF CONTACT WITH THE BARBED WIRE FENCE. NO OTHER EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON THE AIRCRAFT.