# NTSB MIA99LA182: Cessna 172P, N5494K, Seymour, TN, June 13, 1999 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 13, 1999, 09:15 local (13:15 UTC) - Place: Seymour, TN - Coordinates: 35.86996, -83.770965 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8700&lon=-83.7710&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor - Status: Completed, report September 7, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 46540 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA99LA182 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/46540/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA182 ## Probable cause The failure of the pilot to perform a go-around earlier resulting in a long landing, insufficient runway remaining to stop, and subsequent in flight collision with a marked power line during an aborted landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with object, landing - aborted - object - wire,transmission(marked) - go-around - delayed, pilot in command (cause) - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The pilot stated that he had flown into the airstrip a minimum of 15 times and during the first approach, he recognized that he flight was high. He performed a go-around, orbited the airport 1 time to allow for departing traffic, then reentered the traffic pattern to land. While over the approach end of the runway with the flaps fully extended, he recognized that the flight was again 'high' but thought sufficient runway remained after landing to stop the airplane. The airplane was landed 'too far down the runway to be able to stop...', and he retracted the flaps to 10 degrees, applied full power, and began to climb. During the climb the left main landing gear collided with a marked power line. The airplane then collided with trees, a fence, and came to rest upright. The pilot further stated that there was no engine failure or malfunction. Examination of the airplane by an FAA airworthiness inspector revealed control continuity for roll, pitch, and yaw. ## Factual narrative On June 13, 1999, about 0915 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172P, N5494K, registered to and operated by Morristown Flying Service, Inc., collided with a power line and trees during takeoff following an aborted landing at Seymour Air Park, Inc., a private airtrip located near Seymour, Tennessee. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. The airplane was substantially damaged and the commercial-rated pilot and pilot-rated passenger sustained minor injuries. The flight originated about 0840, from the Moore-Murrell Airport, Morristown, Tennessee. The pilot stated that after departure, the flight proceeded to Coopers Field then to Seymour Air Park, Inc., where the flight entered the traffic pattern for landing on runway 25. The flight turned onto final approach and recognizing that the flight was too high, the pilot performed a go-around and orbited the airport once to allow for departing traffic. The flight reentered the traffic pattern and while over the approach end of the runway with the flaps fully extended, the pilot noted that the flight was again too high but thought there was sufficient room to land. The airplane was landed "...too far down the runway to stop before going off the end so I applied full power, flaps to 10 degrees, & began to climb." During the climb, the left main landing gear collided with the top marked power line. The airplane then collided with trees about 25 feet agl, 1,200 feet from the power line contact, impacted a fence, and came to rest upright. The pilot further stated that he had flown into that airstrip a minimum of 15 times and there was no engine failure or malfunction. The airplane was determined to have come to rest on a magnetic heading of 010 degrees. Examination of the airplane by an FAA airworthiness inspector revealed that about 5 feet of length of the leading edge of the left wing and the left wingtip were separated. The engine/propeller assembly was displaced up approximately 15 degrees and to the left approximately 90 degrees from the normally installed position with the propeller hub and one of the propeller blades resting against and above the leading edge and the upper wing skin surface, respectively. The nose landing gear was sheared off and continuity of the flight controls for yaw, roll, and pitch was confirmed. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5494K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5494K-1999-10-28), registration cancelled 1999-10-28, S/N 17274159 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172P - Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17274159 - Airframe hours: 9405 - Engines: Lycoming O320-D2J 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Morristown Flying Service, Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, May 19, 1999, 20 hours before - Departed: MOR, MORRISTOWN, TN - Destination: TN20 - Airport: TN20, Seymour Air Park, Inc., runway 25, 2,300 × 100 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 25; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 297 total, 99 in this make and model, 218 as pilot in command, 51 in the last 90 days, 22 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 3 knots - Visibility: 5 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 66 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: TYS, 11 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19990613006889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990613006889A), Jun 13, 1999: Cessna 172P, Sevierville, TN, Substantial damage. Acft struck power lines during an attempted go-around, other circumstances are unknown. (From .19) on June 13, 1999, about 0915 eastern daylight time, a Cessna… From the NTSB's public API. 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