- Date
- June 6, 1983, 10:40 local (14:40 UTC)
- Place
- Kingston, TN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N13881Cessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830606027069A
- Case key
- 6086
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Analysis
The plt checked the wx conditions before operating on the 1020 ft grass strip. He landed on the strip at 0935 EDT, took off again about 10 min later, then returned & landed again. Aprx 1 hr & 5 min after his 1st takeoff, he started another departure with 20 deg of flaps selected. Aftter lift-off, he felt the tail of the acft hit a fence at the end of the strip, then the elevator controls locked up. At that time, he reduced the power & the acft crashed beyond the fence in a wet/marshy area & came to rest inverted. The owner's manual recommended using no greater than 10 deg of flaps for minimum run takeoffs.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N13881
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17263027
- Airframe hours
- 4,100
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- E. Tennessee Pilots Club, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 19, 1982 · 112 hours before
- Destination
- Sky Ranch Arpt., TN
- Airport
- Charles Farm, runway 30, 1,020 × 300 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 82 total · 10 in this make and model · 45 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TYS, 12 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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