19950122002059I

Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 172 · Greeley, CO · January 22, 1995

Date: January 22, 1995 · 16:20 local
Place: Greeley, CO
Airport: Greeley-Weld County Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N405R
Reported as: Cessna 172
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 40 total40 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Narrative: the pilot was a student on a solo cross-country flight from centennial airport. Jim boberg, flight instructor, stated that the student was given a weather briefing from flight service station prior to departure from centennial airport. The pilot, jose de arana, said wind given by Greeley AWOS was 350 19 g 22. No problem until liftoff, gust of wind caught aircraft and headed off of the runway. Pulled power, held nose up and shut down aircraft. No prop strike, wing strike, etc. Tail hit dirt mound and turned on ELT. Pilot shut off ELT. Operators a & p inspected aircraft for damage on 01/25/95 and found no damage (wings, l.g. box area, external skin). Aircraft signed off and returned to service.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT WAS A STUDENT ON A SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM CENTENNIAL AIRPORT. JIM BOBERG, FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, STATED THAT THE STUDENT WAS GIVEN A WEATHER BRIEFING FROM FLIGHT SERVICE STATION PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FROM CENTENNIAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT, JOSE DE ARANA, SAID WIND GIVEN BY GREELEY AWOS WAS 350 19 G 22. NO PROBLEM UNTIL LIFTOFF, GUST OF WIND CAUGHT AIRCRAFT AND HEADED OFF OF THE RUNWAY. PULLED POWER, HELD NOSE UP AND SHUT DOWN AIRCRAFT. NO PROP STRIKE, WING STRIKE, ETC. TAIL HIT DIRT MOUND AND TURNED ON ELT. PILOT SHUT OFF ELT. OPERATORS A & P INSPECTED AIRCRAFT FOR DAMAGE ON 01/25/95 AND FOUND NO DAMAGE (WINGS, L.G. BOX AREA, EXTERNAL SKIN). AIRCRAFT SIGNED OFF AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.