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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · Griffin, GA · July 24, 2006

Date: July 24, 2006 · 14:59 local
Place: Griffin, GA
Airport: Griffin-Spalding County Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4556C
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL06CA112
Reported as: Cessna 170B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,380 total500 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot did not receive a weather brief from flight service station prior to departure. The local weather had thunderstorms in the vicinity with variable direction gusty wind. The pilot started his takeoff roll and the tail came up like normal but then the wind increased from the right blowing the airplane left. The pilot tried to correct but the wind caused the right wing to lift up higher causing the left wing to drag the ground and the airplane to cart wheel and flip over.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE A WEATHER BRIEF FROM FLIGHT SERVICE STATION PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. THE LOCAL WEATHER HAD THUNDERSTORMS IN THE VICINITY WITH VARIABLE DIRECTION GUSTY WIND. THE PILOT STARTED HIS TAKEOFF ROLL AND THE TAIL CAME UP LIKE NORMAL BUT THEN THE WIND INCREASED FROM THE RIGHT BLOWING THE AIRPLANE LEFT. THE PILOT TRIED TO CORRECT BUT THE WIND CAUSED THE RIGHT WING TO LIFT UP HIGHER CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO DRAG THE GROUND AND THE AIRPLANE TO CART WHEEL AND FLIP OVER.

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 ATL06CA112Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGriffin, GAAn in-flight encounter with weather on initial take off climb resulting in a loss of directional control and collision with the ground.Jul 24, 2006 · Substantial damage