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NTSB Identification: CHI98LA335. The docket is stored in the (offline) NTSB Imaging System. |
Accident occurred Sunday, September 13, 1998 at HARRISBURG, IL |
Aircraft: Cessna 172, registration: N733XG |
Injuries: 1 Uninjured |
Event: 20001211X11016 Status: Final Report Approved On Friday, July 02, 1999 |
NTSB Preliminary Narrative (6120.19A) |
On September 13, 1998, at 2100 central daylight time, a Cessna 172, N733XG, was substantially damaged during takeoff. A student pilot on his |
first night solo flight reported the airplane experienced a loss of power after the airplane had lifted off the runway. The student pilot landed the |
airplane on the runway, and then the airplane veered off the runway. The airplane rolled into a ditch about 100 feet left of the runway and |
nosed over. The student pilot was not injured. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight was departing the Harrisburg-Raliegh Airport on a local flight. Visual |
meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. |
The student pilot reported the engine quit when the airplane had climbed to 5 to 6 feet agl. When the airplane touched down it veered left off the |
runway. The airplane went into a ditch where it nosed over. |
An Airworthiness Inspector from the Federal Aviation Administration examined the airplane. The engine exhibited continuity. No anomalies were |
found in the fuel and ignition system. The inspector reported there was no apparent reason for the power failure. |
NTSB Final Narrative (6120.4) |
The student pilot reported the engine quit when the airplane had climbed to 5 to 6 feet agl. When the airplane touched down it veered left off the |
runway. The airplane went into a ditch where it nosed over. The airplane was inspected. The engine exhibited continuity. No anomalies were |
found in the fuel and ignition system. The inspector reported there was no apparent reason for the power failure. |
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative |
the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. |
Occurrences and Sequence of Events |
Occurrence: 1, LOSS OF ENGINE POWER |
Phase of Operation: TAKEOFF |
Sequence of Events for Occurrence Number: 1 |
1 ( Cause ) REASON FOR OCCURRENCE UNDETERMINED / / |
Occurrence: 2, FORCED LANDING |
Phase of Operation: EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER TAKEOFF |
Sequence of Events for Occurrence Number: 2 |
1 ( Factor ) REASON FOR OCCURRENCE UNDETERMINED / / |
Occurrence: 3, LOSS OF CONTROL - ON GROUND/WATER |
Phase of Operation: TAKEOFF - ABORTED |
Sequence of Events for Occurrence Number: 3 |
1 ( Cause ) DIRECTIONAL CONTROL / NOT MAINTAINED / PILOT IN COMMAND |
Occurrence: 4, NOSE OVER |
Phase of Operation: TAKEOFF - ABORTED |
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