What happened
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(-23)The pilot in command, after landing in an unimproved landing strip attempted a takeoff with a prevailing crosswind and lost control of his aircraft aircraft veering to the right off the runway into tall grass. The aircraft came to rest upside down causing substantial damage to wings and fuselage. (.19) on may 27, 2001, at 1530 eastern standard time, a Cessna 152, N6154Q, piloted by a private pilot, was substantially damaged during a takeoff from an unimproved private strip near Patriot, Indiana. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR part 91 personal flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot and passenger received no injuries. The flight was en route to the blue ash airport, cincinnati, Ohio. The pilot reported that the main landing gear contacted the ground when the airplane was drifting off the edge of the takeoff area. He also stated that a quartering headwind was present during the takeoff attempt.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)THE PILOT IN COMMAND, AFTER LANDING IN AN UNIMPROVED LANDING STRIP ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF WITH A PREVAILING CROSSWIND AND LOST CONTROL OF HIS AIRCRAFT AIRCRAFT VEERING TO THE RIGHT OFF THE RUNWAY INTO TALL GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO WINGS AND FUSELAGE. (.19) ON MAY 27, 2001, AT 1530 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 152, N6154Q, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A TAKEOFF FROM AN UNIMPROVED PRIVATE STRIP NEAR PATRIOT, INDIANA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS EN ROUTE TO THE BLUE ASH AIRPORT, CINCINNATI, OHIO. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE MAIN LANDING GEAR CONTACTED THE GROUND WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS DRIFTING OFF THE EDGE OF THE TAKEOFF AREA. HE ALSO STATED THAT A QUARTERING HEADWIND WAS PRESENT DURING THE TAKEOFF ATTEMPT.
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