- Date
- August 25, 1988, 09:00 local (13:00 UTC)
- Place
- Port Royal, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N213JACessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 11432
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot departed fredericksburg, VA, for a power line patrol flight in Port Royal, VA. After intersecting the power lines at the substation, the patrol was initiated flying 10 ft above and 20 ft to the left of the lines. The plt stated he was looking forward outside the acft when he felt the acft contact the power lines. Contact with two lines resulted in the separation of 4 ft of the rudder, elevator damage, and substantial damage to the right flap. The plt continued the flt and returned to shannon arpt after declaring an emergency with quantico marine base ATCT. The plt made a long straight-in apch to rwy 23 and landed the acft without further incident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N213JA
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172-73595
- Airframe hours
- 3,392
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial observation · Part 91
- Operator
- Hanover Aviation Company
- Registered owner
- Hanover Aviation Company
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 8, 1988 · 54 hours before
- Departed
- W07 · Fredericksburg, VA
- Airport
- W07 · Shannon
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,200 total · 352 in this make and model · 1,164 as pilot in command · 189 in the last 90 days · 70 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IAD, 49 nm away