ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 308922
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| Date: | Saturday 25 February 2023 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172S Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Twin Cities Flight Training, Inc |
| Registration: | N208SP |
| MSN: | 172S8208 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10851 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-L2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Reynolds Field Airport (MN91), Princeton, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Princeton, MN |
| Minneapolis-Anoka County-Blaine Arpt(Janes Field) Airport, MN (KANE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that during takeoff the airplane “started to slide to the left on the ice' on the snow and ice-covered runway. The pilot chose to abort the takeoff. During the abort, the airplane kept “pulling to the left' and impacted the terrain between the runway and taxiway. Upon impact, the airplane nosed over which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage, wings, and wing struts. At the time of the accident, the pilot was taking off with a 40° right crosswind at 8 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. Contributing to the accident, was the runway condition combined with a right crosswind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN23LA122
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N208SP
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