What happened
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On 07/30/2022 at approximately 1035, privacy data omitted a cesena C-120 aircraft, privacy data omittedoperated by a private pilot, received substantial damage during an aborted takeoff and subsequent prop strike-nose over accident at Mecosta-Morton airport (27C) on runway 03. The weather conditions during take-off were VMC with calm winds. Reported weather at big rapids municipal (krqb) AWOS at 0955 winds 240 at 5, vis 10 miles skc 23/19 30.19. . This flight was conducted under 14 CFR part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot sustained no injuries. 27C is a small municipal airfield with 2 grass runways. Runway 3/21 in 2027 feet long and 100 feet wide and is marked with 18INCH yellow cones. The runway is in fair condition. Evidenced by marks in the grass runway at the NE end of the runway the tracks lead to end of the runway and rough ground and weeds. Approximately 10 feet into the weeds and you can see gouges in the soft dirt of a prop strike with the ground and approximately 6 feet further broken glass on the ground from the top of aircraft cockpit. 10 feet further back there is a gouge in the ground from where the tail struck the ground when the aircraft completed its nose over. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the prop, engine cowling, tail, buckling of both left and right wing tips, left rear and bottom of the fuselage, and the glass in the roof of the cockpit was shattered all evidenced by pictures taken by the inspector in charge (iic). Upon arrival of the scene by the FAA iic, the aircraft was righted back on to its main landing gear and moved off of the runway to the north side of the runway edge. There was a slight tailwind at the time of the accident.
The pilot will be counselled on correct procedures when aborting a takeoff on a soft field with a tail wind.
As the FAA filed it
ON 07/30/2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 1035, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A CESENA C-120 AIRCRAFT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF AND SUBSEQUENT PROP STRIKE-NOSE OVER ACCIDENT AT MECOSTA-MORTON AIRPORT (27C) ON RUNWAY 03. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING TAKE-OFF WERE VMC WITH CALM WINDS. REPORTED WEATHER AT BIG RAPIDS MUNICIPAL (KRQB) AWOS AT 0955 WINDS 240 AT 5, VIS 10 MILES SKC 23/19 30.19. . THIS FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. 27C IS A SMALL MUNICIPAL AIRFIELD WITH 2 GRASS RUNWAYS. RUNWAY 3/21 IN 2027 FEET LONG AND 100 FEET WIDE AND IS MARKED WITH 18INCH YELLOW CONES. THE RUNWAY IS IN FAIR CONDITION. EVIDENCED BY MARKS IN THE GRASS RUNWAY AT THE NE END OF THE RUNWAY THE TRACKS LEAD TO END OF THE RUNWAY AND ROUGH GROUND AND WEEDS. APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET INTO THE WEEDS AND YOU CAN SEE GOUGES IN THE SOFT DIRT OF A PROP STRIKE WITH THE GROUND AND APPROXIMATELY 6 FEET FURTHER BROKEN GLASS ON THE GROUND FROM THE TOP OF AIRCRAFT COCKPIT. 10 FEET FURTHER BACK THERE IS A GOUGE IN THE GROUND FROM WHERE THE TAIL STRUCK THE GROUND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT COMPLETED ITS NOSE OVER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROP, ENGINE COWLING, TAIL, BUCKLING OF BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT WING TIPS, LEFT REAR AND BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE, AND THE GLASS IN THE ROOF OF THE COCKPIT WAS SHATTERED ALL EVIDENCED BY PICTURES TAKEN BY THE INSPECTOR IN CHARGE (IIC). UPON ARRIVAL OF THE SCENE BY THE FAA IIC, THE AIRCRAFT WAS RIGHTED BACK ON TO ITS MAIN LANDING GEAR AND MOVED OFF OF THE RUNWAY TO THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY EDGE. THERE WAS A SLIGHT TAILWIND AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
THE PILOT WILL BE COUNSELLED ON CORRECT PROCEDURES WHEN ABORTING A TAKEOFF ON A SOFT FIELD WITH A TAIL WIND.
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