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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Prairie Du Sac, WI · February 12, 2021

Date: February 12, 2021 · 15:45 local
Place: Prairie Du Sac, WI
Airport: Sauk-Prairie
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3477E
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN21LA127
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 45 total45 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

N3477ERegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17271563 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On February 13, 2021 at 1545 central time N3477E a CE-172-N received substantial damage after colliding with a snowbank while on takeoff roll on runway 36 at Sauk Prairie airport (91C) Prairie Du Sac, Wisconsin. The student pilot was on a solo flight from middleton municipal airport (C29), middleton, Wisconsin and flew to 91C to practice takeoffs and landings. The pilot landed on the snow/ ice covered runway 36 back taxied and was on the takeoff roll when the aircraft start to slide to the left. The left wheel hit a snowbank on the side of the runway causing the aircraft to spin 90 degrees and having the prop and left wing impact the snowbank. The winds at the time of the accident were 320 @ 12 knots.

As the FAA filed it

ON FEBRUARY 13, 2021 AT 1545 CENTRAL TIME N3477E A CE-172-N RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER COLLIDING WITH A SNOWBANK WHILE ON TAKEOFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 36 AT SAUK PRAIRIE AIRPORT (91C) PRAIRIE DU SAC, WISCONSIN. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A SOLO FLIGHT FROM MIDDLETON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (C29), MIDDLETON, WISCONSIN AND FLEW TO 91C TO PRACTICE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. THE PILOT LANDED ON THE SNOW/ ICE COVERED RUNWAY 36 BACK TAXIED AND WAS ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL WHEN THE AIRCRAFT START TO SLIDE TO THE LEFT. THE LEFT WHEEL HIT A SNOWBANK ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SPIN 90 DEGREES AND HAVING THE PROP AND LEFT WING IMPACT THE SNOWBANK. THE WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE 320 @ 12 KNOTS.

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 CEN21LA127Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPrairie du Sac, WIThe student pilot’s loss of directional control during takeoff, which resulted in the collision with a snowbank. Contributing to the accident was the compacted snow conditions on the runway surface.Feb 12, 2021 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3477E · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20240104003709ATakeoff: Departure Roll · Middleton, WIDuring the takeoff roll the pilot stated that just before rotation the aircraft pulled hard left and when he was unable to gain directional control the pilot executed an aborted takeoff. The aircraft went into a wet area between the runway and the taxiway and…Jan 4, 2024 · Substantial damage