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| NTSB Identification: BFO95LA069. The docket is stored in the (offline) NTSB Imaging System. |
| Accident occurred Tuesday, June 20, 1995 at FACTORYVILLE, PA |
| Aircraft: CESSNA 172N, registration: N4876F |
| Injuries: 1 Uninjured |
| Event: 20001207X03640 Status: Final Report Approved On Tuesday, February 27, 1996 |
| NTSB Preliminary Narrative (6120.19A) |
| On June 20, 1995, at 1939 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N4876F, operated as a solo instructional flight, sustained substantial damage |
| when it touched down hard during a forced landing at Seamans Airport, Factoryville, Pennsylvania. The student pilot, the sole occupant, was |
| not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, no flight plan was filed. The local flight was conducted under 14 CFR 91, and the loss of |
| engine power occurred during the initial climb. |
| The student pilot stated that he was performing supervised takeoff and landings when the accident occurred. He reported that he completed |
| one touch and go landing and one full stop landing successfully. However, the student pilot stated: "The airplane [performance] was sluggish |
| due to the high...temperature...and humidity." He reported that during the third takeoff about 25 to 30 feet above the ground the engine sputtered, |
| and the airplane began to lose altitude. The student pilot made a "...bouncy landing..." on the right side of the runway. The airplane veered off |
| the runway and came to a full stop in a grassy field. |
| The student pilot told the Federal Aviation Administration Inspector that he thought he had an engine problem and tried to get the airplane back on |
| the ground. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no evidence of preimpact mechanical anomaly. |
| NTSB Final Narrative (6120.4) |
| The student pilot reported that during the supervised solo instructional flight he had completed one touch and go landing and one landing to a full |
| stop, without incident. He stated that when the airplane was about 25 to 30 feet above the ground on the third takeoff, the engine sputtered and |
| he was unable to maintain altitude. The student pilot stated that he made a '...bouncy landing...' and the airplane veered off the runway, and |
| came to a full stop in a grassy field. Postaccident examination revealed no evidence of preimpact mechanical malfunction. |
| NTSB Probable Cause Narrative |
| the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the subsequent hard landing by the student pilot. |
| Occurrences and Sequence of Events |
| Occurrence: 1, LOSS OF ENGINE POWER |
| Phase of Operation: TAKEOFF - INITIAL CLIMB |
| Sequence of Events for Occurrence Number: 1 |
| 1 ( Cause ) REASON FOR OCCURRENCE UNDETERMINED / / |
| Occurrence: 2, FORCED LANDING |
| Phase of Operation: EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER TAKEOFF |
| Occurrence: 3, HARD LANDING |
| Phase of Operation: EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER TAKEOFF |
| Sequence of Events for Occurrence Number: 3 |
| 1 ( Cause ) FLARE / MISJUDGED / PILOT IN COMMAND |
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