Cessna 172G N4150L

Summary

On 24 March 2003 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 172G registered N4150L was involved in an accident near Packwood, Washington, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

24 March 2003 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Packwood, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Packwood (55S)

Coordinates

46.6067, -121.6667

Aircraft

Cessna 172G

Registration

N4150L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Packwood → Puyallup

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA03LA049

Nobody was injured.

Loss of partial engine power for undetermined reasons during the initial climb after takeoff. Loose gravel/sandy was a factor during the landing roll.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The non certificated pilot reported that shortly after takeoff, he did not feel that the aircraft was "climbing like normal" and chose to initiate a precautionary off airport landing beyond the departure end of the runway. During the landing roll in a gravel pit area, the airplane traveled through a large puddle of water. The nose landing gear sheared off and the airplane subsequently nosed over. Witnesses stated that the engine sounded like it was "cutting out." The pilot did not provide requested maintenance information and the reason for the possible partial loss of power was not determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.