Cessna 172P accident near Knoxville, TN
On October 22, 2000, a Cessna 172P (airplane) was involved in an accident near Knoxville, TN. 3 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 22, 2000
- Place
- Knoxville, TN
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172P · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 3 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 35.790°N, 83.969°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X22216
NTSB summary
On October 22, 2000, about 1344 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172P, N53512, registered to Eagle Aircraft Corporation, and operated as Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, crashed after departing from Powell Airport, Knoxville, Tennessee. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The pilot and two passengers received serious injuries, and the airplane incurred substantial damage. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. The pilot stated that he taxied the aircraft into position for takeoff on runway 5, but could not use the first 15 feet of the runway, so he positioned the aircraft as closely as possible. He said he conducted the engine runup, and using the pilot operating handbook as a guide, engaged 10 degrees of flaps. He said that he held the brakes and applied full power, and with full power applied he began the takeoff roll. The pilot further stated that the takeoff roll was extremely bumpy, and the airplane was not accelerating as it should, and the remaining available runway was decreasing. He said there were trees at the end of the runway, but he did not feel that he could have applied the brakes and stop the takeoff roll without running into the trees at the end of the runway. The pilot further stated that he felt that the airplane's acceleration was being impeded by the cracks on the runway which had grass growing in them, so he decided to transition to a soft field takeoff. The pilot said that initially the climbout was "okay", but the proximity and height of the trees required that he maintain an airspeed of appr
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain Vs during takeoff/initial climb, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush, an uncontrolled descent, and an impact with the ground. Factors in the accident were the pilot's improper preflightplanning/preparation and failure to verify takeoff performance prior to executing a takeoff upslope on a rough/uneven runway.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
