ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145455
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| Date: | Saturday 5 May 2012 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172F Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Cambridge Valley Flying Club Inc |
| Registration: | N5551R |
| MSN: | 17253138 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4525 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | A corn field near Chapin Field Airport - 1B8, Cambridge, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Cambridge, NY (1B8) |
| Cambridge, NY (1B8) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot completed one takeoff and landing to a full stop on the 2,100-foot-long turf runway to observe the wind and "refresh" himself with the operation of the airplane. Two passengers then boarded the airplane for a local flight. The pilot taxied the airplane back to the runway and prepared to take off using a short-field takeoff technique. The airplane lifted off the runway after a takeoff roll of about 900 feet, and the pilot “crabbed” the airplane slightly right into the crosswind to track along the runway. About 30 feet above the runway, he leveled the airplane to “pick up speed” and tried to track the runway centerline. However, the airplane's nose landing gear impacted the ground and the airplane came to rest inverted, resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage, both wings, and the empennage. Witnesses reported to the pilot that the airplane's tail lifted when the wind changed to a quartering tailwind during the takeoff, just before the nose landing gear impacted the ground.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control during a takeoff in variable crosswind conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2012 04:03 | gerard57 | Added |
| 06-May-2012 06:58 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-May-2012 06:59 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:42 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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