ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 197339
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Friday 11 August 2017 |
| Time: | 09:17 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Arrow Aviation LLC |
| Registration: | N1727V |
| MSN: | 17263727 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8478 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | New Milford-Candlelight Farms Airport, CT (11N) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Danbury, CT (DXR) |
| Danbury, CT (DXR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot, who had 15 hours of flight experience, was performing an instructional flight with her flight instructor and a passenger. According to GPS data, the airplane landed on and then took off from a grass airstrip, climbed about 150 ft, then collided with terrain about 1,000 ft past the end of the runway. There were no known eyewitnesses, and the student pilot and passenger did not recall the accident due to their injuries. The flight instructor was fatally injured.
An examination of the wreckage did not reveal any evidence of a preaccident mechanical malfunction or anomaly. An examination of the flight controls revealed that the wing flaps were in the fully extended (40º) position at impact. The airplane's operating checklist stated that normal and obstacle clearance takeoffs are performed with wing flaps up, and flap settings greater than 10º are not recommended at any time for takeoff. Upon landing on the grass runway, the flaps should have been retracted as part of the after-landing checklist, then confirmed up as part of the before takeoff and takeoff checklists. It is likely that the flap setting at the time of takeoff resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control during the initial climb.
It could not be determined who was at the controls at the time of the takeoff and loss of airplane control; however, the flight instructor, as pilot-in-command, was responsible for the operation and safety of the flight and should have ensured that the flaps were retracted before takeoff. He also should have anticipated and corrected any significant errors made by the student.
Probable Cause: The flight instructor's failure to ensure that the wing flaps were properly configured for takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control during the initial climb.
Accident investigation:
 |
|
Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=1727V
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 August 2002 | N1727V | Arrow Aviation LLC | 0 | MOUNT POCONO, Pennsylvania | |
sub |
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Aug-2017 17:25 | gerard57 | Added |
| 11-Aug-2017 17:27 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source] |
| 11-Aug-2017 17:31 | harro | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Embed code] |
| 11-Aug-2017 17:34 | harro | Updated [Nature, Embed code, Photo, ] |
| 04-Sep-2017 16:18 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Aug-2018 10:37 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 22-Aug-2018 11:06 | harro | Updated [Operator, Phase, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Photo, ] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation