ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164765
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| Date: | Tuesday 18 March 2014 |
| Time: | 19:25 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172K Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Skypark Inc |
| Registration: | N46603 |
| MSN: | 17257379 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6688 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Holston Mountain, near Elizabethton, TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Elizabethton, TN (0A9) |
| Wadsworth, OH (15G) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot and two passengers were returning home on a cross-country flight. The pilot departed on the accident flight from runway 06 on the left downwind leg with the intention of flying over a mountain range; the airport facility directory current at the time of the accident stated that departures from runway 06 were required to make right traffic, which is intended to provide departing aircraft with adequate clearance from the surrounding terrain. During the climb, the pilot became concerned that the airplane would not clear the approaching rising terrain, so he attempted to maneuver the airplane away from it; however, the airplane subsequently impacted trees and terrain. Examination of the wreckage revealed no preexisting mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot did not calculate the performance requirements needed to clear the 3,000-ft-tall mountain peak before the flight. Performance calculations based on data reported by the pilot indicated that the airplane’s climb rate was too low to provide clearance from terrain along the pilot’s selected route.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s delayed decision to maneuver around rising terrain, which resulted in a collision with trees and terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to calculate the performance requirements needed to climb over mountainous terrain before the flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N46603
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=46603
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Mar-2014 05:25 | Geno | Added |
| 19-Mar-2014 05:41 | Geno | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Mar-2014 19:22 | Geno | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 03-Apr-2014 23:35 | Geno | Updated [Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Nov-2017 13:41 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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