ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65643
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| Date: | Friday 12 June 2009 |
| Time: | 07:40 |
| Type: |  Cessna 175A Skylark |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7979T |
| MSN: | 56679 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2387 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental GO-300 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Polacca, Arizona -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Seligman, AZ (P23) |
| Taos, NM (KSKX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After making a precautionary landing on a two-lane highway and adding oil to the airplane’s engine, the pilot attempted to take off from the highway. The local police provided vehicle traffic control and blocked off the amount of highway the pilot estimated that he would need for the takeoff. According to the pilot’s report, he was reaching takeoff speed when he realized that he would not be airborne in time to clear a police vehicle. He altered his takeoff ground roll to the right in an attempt to avoid the vehicle. The right wing of the airplane impacted a highway sign, and the airplane continued off the highway to the right and down an embankment. It nosed over and came to rest inverted, resulting in structural damage to the wings and the vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane or its engine during the takeoff attempt.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to adequately estimate the required distance to avoid obstructions while taking off from a road.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jun-2009 21:54 | slowkid | Added |
| 13-Jun-2009 04:13 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 15-Jun-2009 20:09 | slowkid | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 02-Dec-2017 15:35 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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