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FAA accident report · Cessna 170 · Stoney Point, NC · April 2, 2022

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Date
April 2, 2022 · 18:50 local
Place
Stoney Point, NC
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2656V
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA22LA177
Reported as
Cessna 170
Reported engine
Continental C145 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
628 total160 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days
N2656VRegistered now · Cessna 170S/N 18166Airframe modelCessna 170Engine modelContinental C145 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On April 2, 2022, at approximately 1700 local time, a Cessna 170, serial #18166, depart taylorsville airport (NC2) with two people onboard.

The pilots landed at local strip, NC58 with no issues. After departing NC58, the pilots decided to land at another local grass strip, known as miller`s.

The aircraft made two approaches into miller`s without touching down. On the third attempt the aircraft`s profile was very slow with full flaps. The aircraft touched down, bounced and became airborne again, but was unable to obtain sufficient speed and altitude. The aircraft continued in a northern direction before striking the top branches of a large pecan tree causing it to lose more altitude and then enter a tree line where it struck several other trees before falling to the ground.

The aircraft came to rest facing an easterly direction and an approximate 20 degree nose down attitude. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

Both pilots sustained serious injuries and were transported to local hospitals.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 2, 2022, AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA 170, SERIAL #18166, DEPART TAYLORSVILLE AIRPORT (NC2) WITH TWO PEOPLE ONBOARD.

THE PILOTS LANDED AT LOCAL STRIP, NC58 WITH NO ISSUES. AFTER DEPARTING NC58, THE PILOTS DECIDED TO LAND AT ANOTHER LOCAL GRASS STRIP, KNOWN AS MILLER`S.

THE AIRCRAFT MADE TWO APPROACHES INTO MILLER`S WITHOUT TOUCHING DOWN. ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT THE AIRCRAFT`S PROFILE WAS VERY SLOW WITH FULL FLAPS. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, BOUNCED AND BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN, BUT WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN SUFFICIENT SPEED AND ALTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED IN A NORTHERN DIRECTION BEFORE STRIKING THE TOP BRANCHES OF A LARGE PECAN TREE CAUSING IT TO LOSE MORE ALTITUDE AND THEN ENTER A TREE LINE WHERE IT STRUCK SEVERAL OTHER TREES BEFORE FALLING TO THE GROUND.

THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST FACING AN EASTERLY DIRECTION AND AN APPROXIMATE 20 DEGREE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

BOTH PILOTS SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO LOCAL HOSPITALS.

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 ERA22LA177Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportStoney Point, NCThe pilot’s failure to retract the flaps during a go-around from a bounced landing, which resulted in a collision with trees then terrain.Apr 2, 2022 · Substantial damage