ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 298049
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| Date: | Saturday 21 April 2018 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 120 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N1807V |
| MSN: | 13992 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3153 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental C85 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Iola, Wisconsin -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wild Rose, WI (W23) |
| Iola, WI (68C) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot in the tailwheel-equipped airplane with 26-inch bush tires installed, he intended to perform several ground runs to pack the wet, snow-covered grass surface and then take off. During the start of the first ground run, the airplane accelerated quickly, and the pilot decided to take off. He reported that he believed that the airplane had entered an area of deeper snow and "thought it would be safer and more conservative to stop." He did not realize the airplane had become airborne. The pilot decreased the throttle to idle, and the airplane then decelerated and nosed over.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right-wing lift strut.
In the recommendation section of the National Transportation Safety Board Pilot Aircraft Accident Report, the pilot asserted that the accident could have been prevented if he had "assumed that the conditions were unacceptable as I could not ascertain with absolute certainty that the surface was acceptable."
The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's decision to reject the takeoff from a snow-covered grass surface, which resulted in a nose-over.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB GAA18CA221
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2022 12:16 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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