# Accident 20190924019399A: Cessna 337G, St. Augustine, FL, September 24, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2019, 10:02 local time
- Place: St. Augustine, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9592° N, 81.3397° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9592&lon=-81.3397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N108LS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N108LS-2021-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 337G (registry code 2075730, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 669 total, 141 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA282) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190924019399A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AFTER A WAIT OF APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES BEFORE TAKE-OFF DUE TO AIR TRAFFIC, THE REAR ENGINE WAS NOTED TO HAVE A HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE. THE PIC WAS CONCERNED ABOUT IT SO SHE MOVED THE REAR ENGINE PROPELLER TO ANOTHER PITCH SETTING TO COOL OFF THE REAR ENGINE AND OIL. AFTER CHECKING HER POH THE OIL TEMPERATURE WAS STILL IN THE HIGH END OF THE GREEN ARC BUT STILL WITHIN THE 'RANGE'. TOWER CLEARED HER FOR A IMMEDIATE TAKE-OFF, SHE ASKED HER DPE AND HE STATED YOUR THE PILOT. SHE PROCEEDED TO TAKE OFF AFTER THE SECOND CALL FROM THE TOWER.  ON CLIMB OUT SHE STATED AT ABOUT 80-100 AGL THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT CLIMBING. THE CONTROLS WERE RELINQUISHED TO THE DPE AND HE MADE THE CHOICE TO LAND ON THE AIRPORT IN AN ABRUPT FASHION. NOT WANTING TO FLY INTO AUTOMOBILE TRAFFIC OR THE TREES JUST AHEAD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA19LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA282), Sep 24, 2019: Cessna 337 (N108LS), St. Augustine, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot and examiner to recognize that the rear engine was not developing power, which resulted in an attempted partial-power takeoff and the airplane’s subsequent descent and impact…

## Other reports on N108LS (1)

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

- [Incident 19890115006649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890115006649I), Jan 15, 1989: Cessna 337G (N108LS), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. Unable to extend gear. Landed gear up in grass by runway. Found door actuator seal ruptured. Lost all fluid.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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