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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Cedar City, UT · May 20, 2003

Date: May 20, 2003 · 19:30 local
Place: Cedar City, UT
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5278H
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN03LA083
Reported as: Cessna 172S
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360L2A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 360 total100 in this make and model68 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) The pilot states he was taking off from a Private dirt airstrip when his aircraft drifted to the left side of the runway. He further stated that the left wheel caught a ditch and caused the aircraft to flip over landing upside down in the ditch. The pilot states the weather was clear with no wind. No injuries to the pilot or the one passenger. Substantial damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATES HE WAS TAKING OFF FROM A PRIVATE DIRT AIRSTRIP WHEN HIS AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE LEFT WHEEL CAUGHT A DITCH AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER LANDING UPSIDE DOWN IN THE DITCH. THE PILOT STATES THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR WITH NO WIND. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR THE ONE PASSENGER. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN03LA083Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCedar City, UTthe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and his failure to maintain directional control.May 21, 2003 · Substantial damage