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| NTSB Identification: CHI99LA336. The docket is stored in the (offline) NTSB Imaging System. |
| Accident occurred Saturday, September 11, 1999 at DALEVILLE, IN |
| Aircraft: Cessna 172M, registration: N172DJ |
| Injuries: 2 Minor, 1 Uninjured |
| Event: 20001212X19711 Status: Final Report Approved On Thursday, August 03, 2000 |
| NTSB Preliminary Narrative (6120.19A) |
| On September 11, 1999, at 1315 eastern standard time (est), a Cessna 172M, N172DJ, operated by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage |
| when during a forced landing in a corn field, the airplane nosed over. Subsequent to the forced landing, the airplane's engine lost power, just |
| after takeoff from a privately-owned grass airstrip, located 2 miles southeast of Daleville, Indiana. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at |
| the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. No flight plan was on file. The pilot reported no |
| injuries. The two passengers on board the airplane sustained minor injuries. The local flight was originating at the time of the accident. In his |
| written statement, the pilot said that he performed a pre-flight on the airplane prior to the flight. It was the second pleasure flight of the day. He |
| said that after lift off, the engine "failed." He said that he performed a controlled landing straight ahead into a corn field. The nose wheel broke |
| off, the strut caught in the ground, and the airplane nosed over. An FAA inspector examined the airplane wreckage at the accident site. The |
| airplane was found resting inverted in a corn field approximately 60 feet southeast of the departure end of the pilot's private grass airstrip. The |
| airstrip (1,864' X 40') was oriented on a northwest to southeasterly heading. The airplane's right wing was bent rearward at the wing root. The |
| right aft cabin window was broken inward. The airplane's left wing tip was broken off. The top of the airplane's vertical stabilizer was |
| crushed inward and broken. The top of the rudder showed minor damage. The airplane's nose wheel and wheel pant was broken rearward. |
| One of the engine's mounts was broken. Both propeller blades were bent rearward and showed torsional bending and chordwise scratches. |
| One of the two propeller blades was curled at the tip. Flight control continuity was confirmed. Fuel was confirmed in the fuel vent lines. Both |
| airplane fuel tanks were approximately 1/2 full. The airplane's engine was test run on September 21, 1999, at Dayton, Ohio. The engine |
| produced full power and showed no anomalies. No anomalies were found in any of the other airplane systems. |
| NTSB Final Narrative (6120.4) |
| The pilot said that after lift off, the airplane's engine 'failed.' He said that he performed a controlled landing straight ahead into a corn field. The |
| nose wheel broke off, the strut caught in the ground, and the plane nosed over. Examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies. |
| NTSB Probable Cause Narrative |
| A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. |
| 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: DESCENT - EMERGENCY |
| Occurrence: 3, IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN/WATER |
| Phase of Operation: EMERGENCY LANDING |
| Sequence of Events for Occurrence Number: 3 |
| 1 (Finding) TERRAIN CONDITIONS / CROP / (0) |
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