What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) N737WQ, a CE-172, departed springfield, IL with a pilot and passenger on board, at approximately 1720 local time, on a personal flight. The pilot flew N737WQ to Lincoln, IL with the intention of executing a touch and go landing at the Logan County Airport. The pilot reported listening to the AWOS for that airport when he was approximately 8 miles from that destination. The pilot stated that the AWOS was reporting the surface winds to be calm and he elected to land and depart on runway 03 at Lincoln. The pilot proceeded to land on runway 03, and had advanced the throttle for takeoff when the aircraft drifted to the right side of the runway and entered a snow bank. The aircraft subsequently sheared the nose gear resulting in the nose of the aircraft dripping onto the ground and the aircraft overturned to the right of the runway. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, and the pilot and passenger received no injuries during this event.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N737WQ, A CE-172, DEPARTED SPRINGFIELD, IL WITH A PILOT AND PASSENGER ON BOARD, AT APPROXIMATELY 1720 LOCAL TIME, ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT FLEW N737WQ TO LINCOLN, IL WITH THE INTENTION OF EXECUTING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING AT THE LOGAN COUNTY AIRPORT. THE PILOT REPORTED LISTENING TO THE AWOS FOR THAT AIRPORT WHEN HE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES FROM THAT DESTINATION. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AWOS WAS REPORTING THE SURFACE WINDS TO BE CALM AND HE ELECTED TO LAND AND DEPART ON RUNWAY 03 AT LINCOLN. THE PILOT PROCEEDED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 03, AND HAD ADVANCED THE THROTTLE FOR TAKEOFF WHEN THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND ENTERED A SNOW BANK. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY SHEARED THE NOSE GEAR RESULTING IN THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT DRIPPING ONTO THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT OVERTURNED TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES DURING THIS EVENT.
NTSB investigation
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