ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 292632
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| Date: | Tuesday 14 February 2006 |
| Time: | 11:10 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M |
| Owner/operator: | French Valley Aviation, Inc. |
| Registration: | N80859 |
| MSN: | 66776 |
| Engine model: | Textron Lycoming O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Murrieta, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Murrieta, CA (F70) |
| Murrieta, CA (F70) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane landed hard in a field adjacent to the airport during an attempted takeoff. The purpose of the solo flight was for the student pilot to perform practice touch-and-go takeoff and landings. After completing a normal takeoff, he continued around the traffic pattern and then preformed a normal landing. During the landing rollout he retracted the flaps, input full throttle, and pushed the mixture control partially forward, leaving it out about 7/8 inch. The airplane lifted off the runway surface and climbed to about 50 to 100 feet above ground level (agl), with an airspeed of about 60 knots. The airplane was not able to maintain the airspeed and the student pilot thought the engine was only producing partial power. While performing a precautionary landing in an open field the airplane landed hard. Post accident examinations by both the operator and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector revealed no evidence of engine or airframe anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. The FAA inspector stated that the signatures on the spark plugs indicated a very lean condition. An engine run was conducted the day following accident and the FAA inspector ran the engine noting no discrepancies.
Probable Cause: a partial loss of engine power resulting from the student pilot's mismanagement of the mixture control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX06CA115
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2022 07:07 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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