20240920014309A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172K · Spartanburg, SC · September 20, 2024

Date
September 20, 2024 · 15:45 local
Place
Spartanburg, SC
Airport
Spartanburg Downtown Memorial/Simp
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7037G
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA24LA388
Reported as
Cessna 172K
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
1,716 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

While departing runway 5 at spa during the inital climb the engine lost power. There was not enough runway remaining so an off-field landing was attempted. During the landing the nose gear dug in and the aircraft flipped over.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE DEPARTING RUNWAY 5 AT SPA DURING THE INITAL CLIMB THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH RUNWAY REMAINING SO AN OFF-FIELD LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED. DURING THE LANDING THE NOSE GEAR DUG IN AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.