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FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Shenandoah, VA · March 31, 2003

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Date
March 31, 2003 · 13:58 local
Place
Shenandoah, VA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
CGIKO
Reported as
Cessna 172P
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
101 total35 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) privacy data omitted pilot was flying from syr to gso and was trying to cross mountains near the town of Shenandoah, page county, Virginia. The ceiling descended and snow showers developed. Pilot tried to divert to shd airport unable due to weather. Pilot tried to divert to luray VA airport. Snow increased and visibility decreased. Pilot decided to land in a field and wait out the weather. Landing started uneventful however on roll out aircraft encountered a soft muddy portion of the field. The landing gear dug into soft mud and aircraft flipped inverted.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT WAS FLYING FROM SYR TO GSO AND WAS TRYING TO CROSS MOUNTAINS NEAR THE TOWN OF SHENANDOAH, PAGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA. THE CEILING DESCENDED AND SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPED. PILOT TRIED TO DIVERT TO SHD AIRPORT UNABLE DUE TO WEATHER. PILOT TRIED TO DIVERT TO LURAY VA AIRPORT. SNOW INCREASED AND VISIBILITY DECREASED. PILOT DECIDED TO LAND IN A FIELD AND WAIT OUT THE WEATHER. LANDING STARTED UNEVENTFUL HOWEVER ON ROLL OUT AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A SOFT MUDDY PORTION OF THE FIELD. THE LANDING GEAR DUG INTO SOFT MUD AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED.