19871213075289I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172P · Willow, AK · December 13, 1987

Date
December 13, 1987 · 15:00 local
Place
Willow, AK
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N55457
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2J
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,100 total800 in this make and model160 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Hit snow bank on soft field snowpacked takeoff. Momentary airborne. Dragged and separated right gear at touchdown.

As the FAA filed it

HIT SNOW BANK ON SOFT FIELD SNOWPACKED TAKEOFF. MOMENTARY AIRBORNE. DRAGGED AND SEPARATED RIGHT GEAR AT TOUCHDOWN.

Other reports on N55457 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.