What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During taxi out in preparation for take off the pilot became aware of strong crosswind conditions. During the take off roll on runway 27 the pilot did not maintain directional control due to gusty crosswinds. The aircraft ran off of the left side of the runway and flipped over. No injury to the pilot, substantial damage to the aircraft. (.19) on may 23, 2002, at 1115 central daylight time, a Cessna A185E, N4747Q, owned and piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage when the pilot experienced a loss of directional control on takeoff and nosed over at the edge of the runway. The flight was being conducted on runway 27 (4,200 feet by 75 feet, dry/asphalt) at the Grand Marais Cook county airport (ckc), Grand Marais, Illinois. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The surface wind was reported to be 210 degrees at 13 knots gusting to 22 knots. The personal flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The pilot, the sole person on board, reported no injuries. The flight to flying cloud airport (fcm), minneapolis, Minnesota was originating at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING TAXI OUT IN PREPARATION FOR TAKE OFF THE PILOT BECAME AWARE OF STRONG CROSSWIND CONDITIONS. DURING THE TAKE OFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 27 THE PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DUE TO GUSTY CROSSWINDS. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER. NO INJURY TO THE PILOT, SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. (.19) ON MAY 23, 2002, AT 1115 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA A185E, N4747Q, OWNED AND PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF AND NOSED OVER AT THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED ON RUNWAY 27 (4,200 FEET BY 75 FEET, DRY/ASPHALT) AT THE GRAND MARAIS COOK COUNTY AIRPORT (CKC), GRAND MARAIS, ILLINOIS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE SURFACE WIND WAS REPORTED TO BE 210 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS GUSTING TO 22 KNOTS. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT, THE SOLE PERSON ON BOARD, REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT TO FLYING CLOUD AIRPORT (FCM), MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.