ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225020
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| Date: | Saturday 11 May 2019 |
| Time: | 17:38 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Solo Aviation |
| Registration: | N21794 |
| MSN: | 17264023 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Washtenaw County, Cackleberry Airport (2E8), Dexter, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ann Arbor Municipal Airport, MI (ARB/KARB) |
| Dexter, MI (2E8) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he configured the airplane with 10º of flaps during a soft-field takeoff with a takeoff run of about 600 ft. After the initial climb and while the airplane was about 75 knots, he retracted the flaps, trimmed the airplane for normal climb, and verified full engine power. About 100 ft above ground level and about two-thirds down the runway, the airplane started to decelerate to about 65 knots. He stated that he leveled the airplane and did not hear the stall warning horn activate or notice if the engine rpm had decreased or stopped producing power, just that the airplane was losing airspeed and that he had no idea what caused it. The pilot verified that the throttle was full open, the mixture was full rich, the carburetor heat was off, and the elevators were in the neutral position, but the airplane continued to decelerate and rapidly descend. In an attempt to level the airplane, he smoothly pulled the yoke aft, but the airplane did not pitch up. The nosewheel impacted the ground, and the airplane nosed over. The tail cone and both wings sustained substantial damage. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector reported that a postaccident examination of the airplane and engine revealed no evidence of any mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The airplane's failure to maintain a climb for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N21794
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 June 2002 | N21799 | John Brian | 0 | Kirbyville, Texas | |
sub |
Location
Media:
Washtenaw County, Cackleberry Airport (2E8), Dexter, MI, USA.
— PLANES OF LEGEND (@PlanesOfLegend) May 12, 2019
2 injured after a Cessna 172 plane crashes during takeoff in Washtenaw County.
ASN: https://t.co/uhCwqm11a7
Press: https://t.co/YuPWYgrum5 pic.twitter.com/4WwPWFhVb1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-May-2019 01:19 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 12-May-2019 01:57 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Damage] |
| 12-May-2019 06:12 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2020 16:56 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 01-Sep-2020 19:33 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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