What happened
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(-23) On August 19, 2002, at 1110 CDT, a Cessna 172P owned by duff's aircraft sales and leasing inc., and operated by bruno louis jacquet, departed the roadway on the left side during takeoff on an aerial photography flight. VFR flight conditions prevailed at the time, no flight plan was filed. The aircraft received substantial damage, the pilot received minor injuries. The pilot holds a current ATP certificate with multiengine and instrument ratings. The flight originated at the winona municipal airport (ona) at approx 1055 CDT. A precautionary landing was made on the roadway to check if the oil dipstick had been reinstalled in the engine after servicing the engine with oil prior to departure from the winona airport.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 19, 2002, AT 1110 CDT, A CESSNA 172P OWNED BY DUFF'S AIRCRAFT SALES AND LEASING INC., AND OPERATED BY BRUNO LOUIS JACQUET, DEPARTED THE ROADWAY ON THE LEFT SIDE DURING TAKEOFF ON AN AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY FLIGHT. VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE PILOT HOLDS A CURRENT ATP CERTIFICATE WITH MULTIENGINE AND INSTRUMENT RATINGS. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE WINONA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (ONA) AT APPROX 1055 CDT. A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS MADE ON THE ROADWAY TO CHECK IF THE OIL DIPSTICK HAD BEEN REINSTALLED IN THE ENGINE AFTER SERVICING THE ENGINE WITH OIL PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FROM THE WINONA AIRPORT.
NTSB investigation
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