ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 311989
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| Date: | Friday 12 February 2021 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Morey Airplane Co Inc |
| Registration: | N3477E |
| MSN: | 17271563 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 16163 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming 0-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Prairie du Sac, WI |
| Middleton, WI (C29) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the takeoff roll, the airplane encountered compacted snow on the runway surface, and the airplane slid to the left. The pilot, a solo student, reduced the engine throttle and applied right rudder; however, the airplane continued to the left. The left main landing gear hit a snowbank on the side of the runway, the airplane spun, and the right wing hit the snowbank. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. A Notice to Airman for the airport reported the field conditions as 100% compacted snow with the conditions not monitored. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operations.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff, which resulted in the collision with a snowbank. Contributing to the accident was the compacted snow conditions on the runway surface.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN21LA127
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 January 2024 | N3477E | Morey Airplane CO Inc | 0 | Middleton Municipal Airport (C29), Middleton, WI | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-May-2023 05:53 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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