The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.
Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Charlotte, North Carolina
Location: Stoney Point, North Carolina
Accident Number: ERA22LA177
Date and Time: April 2, 2022, 18:50 Local
Registration: N2656V
Aircraft: Cessna 170
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Defining Event: Collision during takeoff/land
Injuries: 2 Serious
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal
Analysis
The airplane owner, who was a student pilot, reported that the pilot-rated passenger was the pilot flying. During landing, the airplane bounced and the owner took control of the airplane and initiated a go-around. He stated that the airplane was slow to climb with the flaps fully extended and they cleared the first tree line but impacted another tree farther away from the airstrip. The owner reported he did not recall anything after the tree contact but did say that there was nothing mechanically wrong with the airframe or engine. The airplane came to rest upright among small diameter trees in a nose-low, tail high attitude with the right wing substantially damaged.
Probable Cause and Findings
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
The pilot’s failure to retract the flaps during a go-around from a bounced landing, which resulted in a collision with trees then terrain.
Findings
Aircraft Configuration - Incorrect use/operation
Aircraft TE flap control system - Incorrect use/operation
Personnel issues Use of equip/system - Pilot
Factual Information
History of Flight
Approach-VFR go-around Collision during takeoff/land (Defining event)
Uncontrolled descent Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)
Pilot Information
Certificate: Student
Age: 52,Male
Airplane Rating(s): None
Seat Occupied: Left
Other Aircraft Rating(s): None
Restraint Used: Lap only
Instrument Rating(s): None
Second Pilot Present: Yes
Instructor Rating(s): None
Toxicology Performed:
Medical Certification: Class 3 With waivers/limitations
Last FAA Medical Exam: October 26, 2020
Occupational Pilot: No
Last Flight Review or Equivalent:
Flight Time: 755 hours (Total, all aircraft), 155 hours (Total, this make and model), 755 hours (Pilot In Command, all aircraft), 20 hours (Last 90 days, all aircraft), 10 hours (Last 30 days, all aircraft)
Pilot-rated passenger Information
Certificate: Private
Age: 68, Male
Airplane Rating(s): Single-engine land
Seat Occupied: Right
Other Aircraft Rating(s): None
Restraint Used: Lap only
Instrument Rating(s): None
Second Pilot Present: Yes
Instructor Rating(s): None
Toxicology Performed:
Medical Certification: Class 3 Without waivers/limitations
Last FAA Medical Exam: January 15, 2015
Occupational Pilot: No
Last Flight Review or Equivalent:
Flight Time: (Estimated) 416 hours (Total, all aircraft)
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: Cessna
Registration: N2656V
Model/Series: 170 Undesignated Series
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Year of Manufacture: 1948
Amateur Built:
Airworthiness Certificate: Normal; Utility
Serial Number: 18166
Landing Gear Type: Tailwheel
Seats: 2
Date/Type of Last Inspection: February 1, 2021 Annual
Certified Max Gross Wt.: 2200 lbs
Time Since Last Inspection:
Engines: 1 Reciprocating
Airframe Total Time: 3250 Hrs
Engine Manufacturer: Continental
ELT: Not installed
Engine Model/Series: O-300
Registered Owner:
Rated Power: 145 Horsepower
Operator: On file
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: Visual (VMC)
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: KSVH,965 ft msl
Distance from Accident Site: 7 Nautical Miles
Observation Time: 18:55 Local
Direction from Accident Site: 143°
Lowest Cloud Condition:
Visibility: 10 miles
Lowest Ceiling: Overcast / 10000 ft AGL
Visibility (RVR):
Wind Speed/Gusts: 3 knots /
Turbulence Type Forecast/Actual: Unknown / None
Wind Direction: 140°
Turbulence Severity Forecast/Actual: Unknown / N/A
Altimeter Setting: 29.96 inches Hg
Temperature/Dew Point: 15°C / 1°C
Precipitation and Obscuration: No Obscuration; No Precipitation
Departure Point: Taylorsville, NC (NC58)
Type of Flight Plan Filed: None
Destination: Stoney Point, NC
Type of Clearance: None
Departure Time:
Type of Airspace: Unknown
Airport Information
Airport: Steve Miller Airstrip
Runway Surface Type: Grass/turf
Airport Elevation: 950 ft msl
Runway Surface Condition: Dry
Runway Used: 2
IFR Approach: None
Runway Length/Width: 1391 ft / 90 ft
VFR Approach/Landing: Go around; Traffic pattern
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 Serious
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: 1 Serious
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries:
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 2 Serious
Latitude, Longitude: 35.856363,-81.043316 (est)
Location: Stoney Point, North Carolina
Accident Number: ERA22LA177
Date and Time: April 2, 2022, 19:23 Local
Registration: N2656V
Aircraft: Cessna 170
Injuries: 2 Serious
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: Cessna
Registration: N2656V
Model/Series: 170 Undesignated Series
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built:
Operator: On file
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: VMC
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: KSVH,965 ft msl
Observation Time: 19:35 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 7 Nautical Miles
Temperature/Dew Point: 15°C /1°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Scattered / 11000 ft AGL
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 3 knots / , 190°
Lowest Ceiling:
Visibility: 10 miles
Altimeter Setting: 29.96 inches Hg
Type of Flight Plan Filed: None
Departure Point: Taylorsville, NC (NC58)
Destination: Stoney Point, NC
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 Serious
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: 1 Serious
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries:
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 2 Serious
Latitude, Longitude: 35.856363,-81.043316 (est)
Deputies responded to calls regarding the crash around 7:30 p.m. Saturday at an area near Smith Farm Road and U.S. 64, northwest of Statesville.
A single-engine plane was found to have crashed in woods, according to the deputy’s report.
Two people were inside the plane and were injured and transported to Atrium Main with non-life-threatening injuries.
Troopers said they immediately reached out to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and secured the scene overnight. FAA officials arrived Sunday around 8:30 a.m. to assess the situation.
It is unclear at this time what exactly led to the crash and this remains an active investigation.
Airworthiness Date 1956-04-10
ReplyDeletelast recorded flight was near Hickory, NC Saturday 04-Sep-2021 for this 1948 CESSNA 170 woth a "REGISTRATION PENDING 26-Oct-2020. FORT LAUDERDALE , FL, US (Individual)" per flightaware.