# Incident 19970216005109I: Cessna 120, Great Shoandaga, NY, February 16, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1997, 14:00 local time
- Place: Great Shoandaga, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N72851, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72851) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 460 total, 275 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970216005109I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: PILOT STATED THAT PRIOR TO DEPARTING HE INSPECTED THE TAKEOFF PATH AND EVERYTHING SATISFACTORY. PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM FROZEN LAKE. ON TAKEOFF ROLL THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE HIT AN ICE RIDGE WHICH RESULTED IN AN IMMEDIATE FLIP (TAIL OVER NOSE). AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED. PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT ON HIS OWN. THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND TO THE NOSE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED AND INVESTIGATION COMPLETE.

## Other reports on N72851 (1)

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

- [Incident 19941113042639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941113042639I), Nov 13, 1994: Cessna 120 (N72851), Johnstown, NY, Minor damage. Began go around due spacing on final. Engine quit. Nosed over landing. Small piece safety wire carb inlet chamber.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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