What happened
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On February 20, 2021 at approximately 1139 eastern standard time, N2479Y, a 1962 Cessna 172D, was involved in an incident at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (ksav) while performing certificated operations as privacy data omitted (saas) under 14 code of federal regulations, part 141. At the time of the incident, there was one instructor pilot and a student pilot on board. The incident resulted without any injuries to the occupants or damage to the airplane.
According to the instructor, after briefing the student on that morning?s flight lesson, a preflight inspection was conducted on N2479Y. The instructor rocked the wings of the airplane and a fuel sample was taken from both fuel tanks. The samples indicated that water was located in both tanks but substantially more in the right tank. Three more samples were taken from the right tank until there was no more water visibly present. Next, they proceeded to drain the gascolator and discovered water and particulate in the fuel sample. Four fuel samples in total were needed to clear any signs of water and particulates. The fuel levels were checked and it was determined that there was adequate fuel for the planned training flight. The instructor stated that while using the starting engine checklist, the engine started quickly and the engine gauges were in normal operating parameters. Once N2479Y was determined ready for taxi, the airplane was given clearance to taxi to runway 1. Upon reaching the run up area, the run up checklist was completed and no signs of abnormalities were noted. The before take off checklist was completed and the student began the take off procedures. The throttle was increased to full power and N2479Y accelerated to take off speed. The instructor stated that all engine gauges were in their normal operating parameters as the student pulled back on the yoke and the airplane lifted off the runway. At about 500 feet above the runway and 25% of usable runway available, N2479Y experienced sudden engine roughness and significant loss of engine power. The instructor immediately took the controls and made several throttle adjustments but the engine would not respond. The propeller seemed to be wind-milling and was no longer producing enough thrust to keep the airplane airborne. The instructor determined that there was not enough runway left to make a safe landing and his best option was to land on the air carrier ramp. The instructor declared an emergency with the control tower and turned left. At approximately 100 feet above ground level, the throttle was reduced to idle and at 10-15 feet above ground level the engine came to a complete stop. N2479Y successfully landed parallel to the commercial terminal without any damage to the airplane or injuries. The airplane engine was able to start after multiple attempts and after receiving the proper approvals, N2479Y taxied back to privacy data omitted.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 20, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 1139 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, N2479Y, A 1962 CESSNA 172D, WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT AT SAVANNAH/HILTON HEAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KSAV) WHILE PERFORMING CERTIFICATED OPERATIONS AS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (SAAS) UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, PART 141. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, THERE WAS ONE INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND A STUDENT PILOT ON BOARD. THE INCIDENT RESULTED WITHOUT ANY INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS OR DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE.
ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTOR, AFTER BRIEFING THE STUDENT ON THAT MORNING?S FLIGHT LESSON, A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED ON N2479Y. THE INSTRUCTOR ROCKED THE WINGS OF THE AIRPLANE AND A FUEL SAMPLE WAS TAKEN FROM BOTH FUEL TANKS. THE SAMPLES INDICATED THAT WATER WAS LOCATED IN BOTH TANKS BUT SUBSTANTIALLY MORE IN THE RIGHT TANK. THREE MORE SAMPLES WERE TAKEN FROM THE RIGHT TANK UNTIL THERE WAS NO MORE WATER VISIBLY PRESENT. NEXT, THEY PROCEEDED TO DRAIN THE GASCOLATOR AND DISCOVERED WATER AND PARTICULATE IN THE FUEL SAMPLE. FOUR FUEL SAMPLES IN TOTAL WERE NEEDED TO CLEAR ANY SIGNS OF WATER AND PARTICULATES. THE FUEL LEVELS WERE CHECKED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS ADEQUATE FUEL FOR THE PLANNED TRAINING FLIGHT. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT WHILE USING THE STARTING ENGINE CHECKLIST, THE ENGINE STARTED QUICKLY AND THE ENGINE GAUGES WERE IN NORMAL OPERATING PARAMETERS. ONCE N2479Y WAS DETERMINED READY FOR TAXI, THE AIRPLANE WAS GIVEN CLEARANCE TO TAXI TO RUNWAY 1. UPON REACHING THE RUN UP AREA, THE RUN UP CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED AND NO SIGNS OF ABNORMALITIES WERE NOTED. THE BEFORE TAKE OFF CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED AND THE STUDENT BEGAN THE TAKE OFF PROCEDURES. THE THROTTLE WAS INCREASED TO FULL POWER AND N2479Y ACCELERATED TO TAKE OFF SPEED. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT ALL ENGINE GAUGES WERE IN THEIR NORMAL OPERATING PARAMETERS AS THE STUDENT PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE AND THE AIRPLANE LIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY. AT ABOUT 500 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY AND 25% OF USABLE RUNWAY AVAILABLE, N2479Y EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ENGINE ROUGHNESS AND SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE INSTRUCTOR IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CONTROLS AND MADE SEVERAL THROTTLE ADJUSTMENTS BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE PROPELLER SEEMED TO BE WIND-MILLING AND WAS NO LONGER PRODUCING ENOUGH THRUST TO KEEP THE AIRPLANE AIRBORNE. THE INSTRUCTOR DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH RUNWAY LEFT TO MAKE A SAFE LANDING AND HIS BEST OPTION WAS TO LAND ON THE AIR CARRIER RAMP. THE INSTRUCTOR DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH THE CONTROL TOWER AND TURNED LEFT. AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, THE THROTTLE WAS REDUCED TO IDLE AND AT 10-15 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL THE ENGINE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. N2479Y SUCCESSFULLY LANDED PARALLEL TO THE COMMERCIAL TERMINAL WITHOUT ANY DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE OR INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE ENGINE WAS ABLE TO START AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS AND AFTER RECEIVING THE PROPER APPROVALS, N2479Y TAXIED BACK TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.
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