# Accident 20180228005129A: Cessna 172G, Gatesville, TX, February 28, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2018, 14:00 local time
- Place: Gatesville, TX
- Airport: Private Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2158° N, 97.3656° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2158&lon=-97.3656&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1118F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1118F-2019-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,709 total, 13 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180228005129A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT LEFT WING CONTACTED WIND SOCK POLE DURING TAKE OFF RESULTING IN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA18CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA146), Feb 28, 2018: Cessna 172 (N1118F), Gatesvile, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during initial climb in a gusty condition.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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