What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The aircraft, N7141A, a Cessna 172, struck a snow bank with the left main landing gear during an aborted takeoff from runway 31. Upon impact with the snow bank the aircraft rotated approximately 90 degrees and came to rest on the main gear. During the rotation of the aircraft the right wing contacted the ground and sustained damage. The runway conditions were snow and ice covered and the winds were reported as light. The runway width was reduced to approximately 18 feet due to the runway edge snow banks. There were no injuries as a result of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT, N7141A, A CESSNA 172, STRUCK A SNOW BANK WITH THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 31. UPON IMPACT WITH THE SNOW BANK THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES AND CAME TO REST ON THE MAIN GEAR. DURING THE ROTATION OF THE AIRCRAFT THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND AND SUSTAINED DAMAGE. THE RUNWAY CONDITIONS WERE SNOW AND ICE COVERED AND THE WINDS WERE REPORTED AS LIGHT. THE RUNWAY WIDTH WAS REDUCED TO APPROXIMATELY 18 FEET DUE TO THE RUNWAY EDGE SNOW BANKS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.