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May 8, 1983 · Cessna 172F · N5501R

Escalante, UT

Overview

Report Status
Preliminary report
Event Type
Accident
Date
May 8, 1983
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (4 uninjured)
Location
Escalante, UT
Aircraft
Cessna 172F
Tail Number
N5501R
Operator
Brant C Calkin
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
DEN83LA110

The aircraft collided with the terrain and nosed over off the departure end of the runway during takeoff. The runway in use was 12 and the wind was from 180 degrees at 5 knots gusting to 15 knots. The runway is 5000 feet long and 60 feet wide. The field elevation is 5740 feet and the temperature was 70 degrees F. The density altitude was about 7500 feet. The aircraft wing tanks were full and there were 4 persons on board. The pilot stated that the aircraft skipped to the left just prior to takeoff and then would not climb over 50 feet. He could not get the aircraft back over the runway. The stall warning sounded so he put the wheel forward and the plane touched the end of the runway, skipped over a gully and hit on the wheels on the side of a hill about 200 feet off the end of the runway. The nose gear dug into the soft dirt and the aircraft nosed over. No one was injured.

Full Narrative

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN AND NOSED OVER OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF. THE RUNWAY IN USE WAS 12 AND THE WIND WAS FROM 180 DEGREES AT 5 KTS GUSTING TO 15 KTS. THE RUNWAY IS 5000 FEET LONG AND 60 FEET WIDE. THE FIELD ELEVATION IS 5740 FEET AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS 70 DEGREES F. THE DENSITY ALT. WAS ABOUT 7500 FEET. THE ACFT WING TANKS WERE FULL AND THERE WERE 4 PERSONS ON BOARD. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ACFT SKIPPED TO THE LEFT JUST PRIOR TO TAKEOFF AND THEN WOULD NOT CLIMB OVER 50 FEET. HE COULD NOT GET THE ACFT BACK OVER THE RUNWAY. THE STALL WARNING SOUNDEDSO HE PUT THE WHEEL FORWARD AND THE PLANE TOUCHED THE END OF THE RUNWAY, SKIPPED OVER A GULLY AND HIT ON THE WHEELS ON THE SIDE OF A HILL ABOUT 200 OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR DUG INTO THE SOFT DIRT AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER. NOONE WAS INJURED.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time17:00 MDT
Nearest AirportEscalante (0nm N)
Runway12
Runway Length5000 ft
Runway Width60 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftCessna 172F
Tail NumberN5501R
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
OperatorBrant C Calkin
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsContinental · O-300D · Reciprocating · 145
Seats4

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (4 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured4
Total4
Crew 1Age 49 · Second Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind180° @ 5 kt, gusting 15 kt
Visibility50 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point64 F / 0 C
Altimeter0
Weather SourcePILO

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