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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172D · New Kent, VA · June 16, 2018

Date: June 16, 2018 · 15:53 local
Place: New Kent, VA
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N2777U
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA18LA169
Reported as: Cessna 172D
Reported engine: Continental 0-300 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 650 total650 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days

N2777URegistration cancelled Sep 6, 2019 · Cessna 172DS/N 17250377 · Built 1963 Airframe modelCessna 172D Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot arrived to preflight around 2PM. He was observed via camera footage and from line service conducting preflight. It was noticed he spent atleast 20 minutes removing bird nest from his cowling. He then sumped his fuel tanks and removed water from his tanks. The aircraft was parked on the ramp at W96 for more than 2 months with out being flown or moved. The pilot taxied to the fuel farm for fuel. He fuel both wings for a total of 16.2 gallons of fuel. The pilot checked his fuel again and noticed fuel vent was clogged with mud. He removed the mud. The pilot conducted a run up with no findings or issues. He departed RUNWAY29. After rotation and prior to 100 feet he had an engine failure and aimed for the only place he saw which was a field on a hill ending in trees. The pilot landed in the tree line. He was able to exit the aircraft and medics arrived shortly after.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT ARRIVED TO PREFLIGHT AROUND 2PM. HE WAS OBSERVED VIA CAMERA FOOTAGE AND FROM LINE SERVICE CONDUCTING PREFLIGHT. IT WAS NOTICED HE SPENT ATLEAST 20 MINUTES REMOVING BIRD NEST FROM HIS COWLING. HE THEN SUMPED HIS FUEL TANKS AND REMOVED WATER FROM HIS TANKS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED ON THE RAMP AT W96 FOR MORE THAN 2 MONTHS WITH OUT BEING FLOWN OR MOVED. THE PILOT TAXIED TO THE FUEL FARM FOR FUEL. HE FUEL BOTH WINGS FOR A TOTAL OF 16.2 GALLONS OF FUEL. THE PILOT CHECKED HIS FUEL AGAIN AND NOTICED FUEL VENT WAS CLOGGED WITH MUD. HE REMOVED THE MUD. THE PILOT CONDUCTED A RUN UP WITH NO FINDINGS OR ISSUES. HE DEPARTED RUNWAY29. AFTER ROTATION AND PRIOR TO 100 FEET HE HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE AND AIMED FOR THE ONLY PLACE HE SAW WHICH WAS A FIELD ON A HILL ENDING IN TREES. THE PILOT LANDED IN THE TREE LINE. HE WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT AND MEDICS ARRIVED SHORTLY AFTER.

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 ERA18LA169Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportQuinton, VAA loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.Jun 16, 2018 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2777U · 1

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

Incident 19980307005099IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Davis, WVNarrative: aircraft struck a snow bank at the opposite end of runway 6 after making a hard landing and floating a considerable distance. The pilot turned the aircraft into the snow bank to avoid going past the end of the runway and into a ditch which bordered…Mar 7, 1998 · Minor damage