ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231680
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 December 2019 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7450R |
| MSN: | 28-21994 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8125 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cortland County Airport (N03), Cortland County, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Cortland County Airport, NY (N03) |
| Cortland County Airport, NY (N03) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The solo student pilot reported that, while practicing a soft-field takeoff, the airplane entered ground effect and drifted left of the runway centerline. The airplane continued to drift left, struck a snowbank, and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, empennage, and right wing. The student reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause and Findings
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
The student pilot's failure to maintain the runway heading during takeoff, which resulted in impact with a snowbank and a subsequent nose-over.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://cnycentral.com/news/local/plane-crash-at-cortland-county-airport-under-investigation
https://newsbreakinglive.com/2019/12/24/breaking-plane-crashes-in-cortland-new-york/
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Dec-2019 02:18 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 25-Dec-2019 04:06 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Nature, Source] |
| 17-Jun-2021 09:59 | harro | Updated [Registration, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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