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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 120 · Summit, SC · July 13, 2019

Date: July 13, 2019 · 11:45 local
Place: Summit, SC
Airport: Farm
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3886V
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA19LA226
Reported as: Cessna 120
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 452 total

N3886VRegistration cancelled Mar 27, 2021 · Cessna 120S/N 12549 · Built 1947 Airframe modelCessna 120

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What happened

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

N3886V transitioned from touch and go to climb out on a private grass strip. The engine began to sputter and the pilot decided to abort the climb out and make an emergency landing on the remaining portion of the runway. During roll out near the end of the runway, the pilot applied brakes and the aircraft flipped over on its nose damaging the left wing and came to rest upside down.

As the FAA filed it

N3886V TRANSITIONED FROM TOUCH AND GO TO CLIMB OUT ON A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND THE PILOT DECIDED TO ABORT THE CLIMB OUT AND MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE RUNWAY. DURING ROLL OUT NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT APPLIED BRAKES AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS NOSE DAMAGING THE LEFT WING AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.

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 ERA19LA226Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportSummit, SCA total loss of engine power during initial climb due to carburetor ice formation.Jul 13, 2019 · Substantial damage