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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172E · Montgomery, TX · June 17, 2001

Date: June 17, 2001 · 23:14 local
Place: Montgomery, TX
Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5520T
Reported as: Cessna 172E
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 101 total100 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N5520TRegistered now · Cessna 172ES/N 17251420 · Built 1964 Airframe modelCessna 172E Engine modelContinental 0-300 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) On June 16, 2001, about 1930, PIC hollingsworth aborted takeoff on a grass strip because of a sandy area located on the strip. This resulted with the aircraft impacting the sand and flipping over on the nose and left wing tip. Inspection revealed visual damage to the left wing only. Within the first 18 inches of the wing tip, there was impact damage to the leading edge with no damage to the front spar. There was some wrinkled skin on the top of the wing near the left fuel tank area but there was no evidence offuel leaks. This strip is located at lake bonanza 10 miles wsw of conroe TX.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 16, 2001, ABOUT 1930, PIC HOLLINGSWORTH ABORTED TAKEOFF ON A GRASS STRIP BECAUSE OF A SANDY AREA LOCATED ON THE STRIP. THIS RESULTED WITH THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTING THE SAND AND FLIPPING OVER ON THE NOSE AND LEFT WING TIP. INSPECTION REVEALED VISUAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING ONLY. WITHIN THE FIRST 18 INCHES OF THE WING TIP, THERE WAS IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE FRONT SPAR. THERE WAS SOME WRINKLED SKIN ON THE TOP OF THE WING NEAR THE LEFT FUEL TANK AREA BUT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OFFUEL LEAKS. THIS STRIP IS LOCATED AT LAKE BONANZA 10 MILES WSW OF CONROE TX.