20071004023769A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Calhan, CO · October 4, 2007

Date
October 4, 2007 · 13:30 local
Place
Calhan, CO
Airport
Calhan
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2263E
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN08CA002
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 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) PIC stated he was practicing soft field takeoffs and landings. On takeoff the airplane veered left into tall grass adjacent to the runway. Despite correcting for the left turning tendency the airplane continued off the runway and flipped onto its back resulting in substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PIC STATED HE WAS PRACTICING SOFT FIELD TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. ON TAKEOFF THE AIRPLANE VEERED LEFT INTO TALL GRASS ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. DESPITE CORRECTING FOR THE LEFT TURNING TENDENCY THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED OFF THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

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