What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During takeoff, aircraft ran off runway and flipped over. (.19) on Sunday, March 12, 1995 about 1415 eastern standard time, a Cessna 120, N77467, owned and operated by dennis wilson, was substantially damaged during takeoff from aero drome airport, in Skaneateles, new york. The student pilot was not injured. A visual flight rules flight plan was filed for the training flight operated under 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions existed. According to the pilot he had 65 hours of the accident. He also stated that this was to be the last solo cross-county training flight needed to qualify for the private pilot flight test. The pilot stated that he was departing runway 10 with a 5 knots crosswind. He taxied to the end of the runway, made a 180 degree turn to line up with the centerline of the runway. He began the takeoff roll, the aircraft veered left. "I used the rudder instead of aileron inputs, the aircraft still veered left. I saw the snow bank to the left and applied brakes." Upon application of brakes the aircraft nosed over.
As the FAA filed it
DURING TAKEOFF, AIRCRAFT RAN OFF RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER. (.19) ON SUNDAY, MARCH 12, 1995 ABOUT 1415 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 120, N77467, OWNED AND OPERATED BY DENNIS WILSON, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING TAKEOFF FROM AERO DROME AIRPORT, IN SKANEATELES, NEW YORK. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE TRAINING FLIGHT OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE HAD 65 HOURS OF THE ACCIDENT. HE ALSO STATED THAT THIS WAS TO BE THE LAST SOLO CROSS-COUNTY TRAINING FLIGHT NEEDED TO QUALIFY FOR THE PRIVATE PILOT FLIGHT TEST. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 10 WITH A 5 KNOTS CROSSWIND. HE TAXIED TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY, MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN TO LINE UP WITH THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY. HE BEGAN THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT. "I USED THE RUDDER INSTEAD OF AILERON INPUTS, THE AIRCRAFT STILL VEERED LEFT. I SAW THE SNOW BANK TO THE LEFT AND APPLIED BRAKES." UPON APPLICATION OF BRAKES THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.