ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 353711
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| Date: | Tuesday 29 September 1998 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172D |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2479Y |
| MSN: | 17249779 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2250 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ronan, MT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Spangle, WA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that while attempting to execute a soft field takeoff on a private, non-identified, turf airstrip, he pulled the aircraft's nose up prematurely. The aircraft then settled back to the surface and the pilot allowed the aircraft to accelerate before pulling the nose up a second time. On this occasion, all three wheels left the surface. Immediately thereafter, while still in ground effect, the aircraft veered left off of the takeoff surface. The pilot reported that he could not maintain directional control, and the aircraft went through a barbed-wire fence, striking several fence posts in the process. Density altitude at the closest weather reporting station was approximately 4,792 feet.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to attain adequate airspeed during liftoff from a soft field takeoff. Factors include high density alttiude.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA98LA189
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 February 2021 | N2479Y | Aero Davis LLC | 0 | Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (SAV/KSAV), Savannah, GA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 10-Mar-2024 09:44 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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