ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 199023
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| Date: | Saturday 13 May 2017 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna FR.172F Rocket (Reims) |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N42588 |
| MSN: | 0142 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3561 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-360-DB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | De Pere, WI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | De Pere, WI (9WS2) |
| Watertown, WI (RYV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, during takeoff from a grass airstrip, she applied full power and pulled back on the yoke for a soft- and short-field takeoff. She added that, after the nose came off the ground, a wind gust pushed the airplane to the left. The airplane “straddled a drainage ditch until the nose wheel caught on something,” and the airplane came to rest inverted.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing, right wing lift strut, and empennage.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
A review of recorded data from the automated weather observation station located about 7 miles north of the accident site reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 320° at 11 knots. The airplane was departing from runway 18.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff with a tailwind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Aug-2017 16:36 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 25-Jan-2020 16:00 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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