What happened
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(-23) Pilot attempted to take off Cessna 172 with 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch of rough ice and snow on all wing and tail surfaces. Aircraft would not fly and departed left side of runway 2/3 of way from runway end plowing through 2-4 inches of loose snow for approximately 1000 feet before stopping. Pilot claims aircraft climbed to 500 feet and then quit flying. He descended to land on runway 30 then veered left off runway to miss a flock of geese. N760CS sustained a collapsed nose gear and bent prop. Resting point is approximately 150 feet south and parallel to the end of runway 30. Top of cowl is also dented. Pilot told airport manager cowl damage was caused by hangar door lowered onto aircraft and not related to this accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF CESSNA 172 WITH 1/4 INCH TO 1/2 INCH OF ROUGH ICE AND SNOW ON ALL WING AND TAIL SURFACES. AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT FLY AND DEPARTED LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 2/3 OF WAY FROM RUNWAY END PLOWING THROUGH 2-4 INCHES OF LOOSE SNOW FOR APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET BEFORE STOPPING. PILOT CLAIMS AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO 500 FEET AND THEN QUIT FLYING. HE DESCENDED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 30 THEN VEERED LEFT OFF RUNWAY TO MISS A FLOCK OF GEESE. N760CS SUSTAINED A COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR AND BENT PROP. RESTING POINT IS APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET SOUTH AND PARALLEL TO THE END OF RUNWAY 30. TOP OF COWL IS ALSO DENTED. PILOT TOLD AIRPORT MANAGER COWL DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY HANGAR DOOR LOWERED ONTO AIRCRAFT AND NOT RELATED TO THIS ACCIDENT.
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