19970331010009A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Cincinnati, OH · March 31, 1997

Date: March 31, 1997 · 08:55 local
Place: Cincinnati, OH
Airport: Cincinnati-Blue Ash Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N73455
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD97LA059
Reported as: Cessna 172M
Reported engine: Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 303 total156 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

N73455Registered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17267473 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Lifted premature in crosswind gust on takeoff. Settle. Lifted hit a tree ditch. Nosed over. Had quarter tailwind. (-23) with a direct crosswind from the left, gusting in excess of 20 KTS, the pilot reported he became airborne just before rotation on takeoff. He lost directional control and departed the runway to the right. The aircraft came to rest inverted in a ditch approximately 300 ft from the runway. No injuries. No fire. Investigation closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

LIFTED PREMATURE IN CROSSWIND GUST ON TAKEOFF. SETTLE. LIFTED HIT A TREE DITCH. NOSED OVER. HAD QUARTER TAILWIND. (-23) WITH A DIRECT CROSSWIND FROM THE LEFT, GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 20 KTS, THE PILOT REPORTED HE BECAME AIRBORNE JUST BEFORE ROTATION ON TAKEOFF. HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED IN A DITCH APPROXIMATELY 300 FT FROM THE RUNWAY. NO INJURIES. NO FIRE. INVESTIGATION CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB IAD97LA059Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCincinnati, OHthe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a collision with tree(s) and a ditch.Mar 31, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N73455 · 1

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

Accident 20070905022749ALevel Off Touchdown · Pontiac, MI(-23) Pilot bounced landing and did not use proper recovery techniques resulting in hard landing.Sep 5, 2007 · Substantial damage