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FAA accident report · Cessna 172RG · Sunfield, MI · January 31, 2001

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Date
January 31, 2001 · 13:00 local
Place
Sunfield, MI
Airport
Private
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N6448V
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI01LA106
Reported as
Cessna 172RG
N6448VRegistration cancelled Aug 2, 2010 · Cessna 172RGS/N 172RG0709 · Built 1980Airframe modelCessna 172RGEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The accident occurred on 1/31/01. Mr. Hamilton was attempting to take-off and the runway surface was snow and slush covered. The left tire went through a deep pocket of slush and pulled the a/c to the left. Mr. Hamilton said he tried to correct it but the snow was deeper toward the left side of the runway. The a/c continued to the left and impacted the runway side snow bank and tipped forward striking the right wing to the ground. The outboard section of the wing was structurally damaged. The prop and engine cowling were also damaged. (.19)on January 31, 2001, at 1300 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172, N6448V, was substantially damaged during takeoff when the left main gear encountered slush on the left side of the runway, and the airplane hit a snowbank and tipped up on the right wing. The 14 CFR part 91 personal flight was departing from runway 27 (2,341 feet by 100 feet, grass, wet) at the hiram cure airfield (C43), Sunfield, Michigan, on a local flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and no flight plan was filed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 1/31/01. MR. HAMILTON WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE-OFF AND THE RUNWAY SURFACE WAS SNOW AND SLUSH COVERED. THE LEFT TIRE WENT THROUGH A DEEP POCKET OF SLUSH AND PULLED THE A/C TO THE LEFT. MR. HAMILTON SAID HE TRIED TO CORRECT IT BUT THE SNOW WAS DEEPER TOWARD THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE A/C CONTINUED TO THE LEFT AND IMPACTED THE RUNWAY SIDE SNOW BANK AND TIPPED FORWARD STRIKING THE RIGHT WING TO THE GROUND. THE OUTBOARD SECTION OF THE WING WAS STRUCTURALLY DAMAGED. THE PROP AND ENGINE COWLING WERE ALSO DAMAGED. (.19)ON JANUARY 31, 2001, AT 1300 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172, N6448V, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING TAKEOFF WHEN THE LEFT MAIN GEAR ENCOUNTERED SLUSH ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND THE AIRPLANE HIT A SNOWBANK AND TIPPED UP ON THE RIGHT WING. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS DEPARTING FROM RUNWAY 27 (2,341 FEET BY 100 FEET, GRASS, WET) AT THE HIRAM CURE AIRFIELD (C43), SUNFIELD, MICHIGAN, ON A LOCAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI01LA106Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSunfield, MIThe pilot's inadequate preflight preparation and the unsuitable terrain for takeoff encountered. Factors included the slushy runway and the snowbank.Jan 31, 2001 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6448V · 1

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

Incident 19870613020259IIn Traffic Pattern-Circling · Newport News, VASolo student without endorsement in logbook entered ata, landed witout a clearance. Collapsed nose gear on landing.Jun 13, 1987 · Minor damage