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FAA accident report · Cessna 175 · Fallon, NV · November 30, 2024

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Date
November 30, 2024 · 13:45 local
Place
Fallon, NV
Airport
Middlegate Staton
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7501M
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR25LA051
Reported as
Cessna 175
Reported engine
Continental GO-300 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
4
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
719 total591 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days
N7501MRegistered now · Cessna 175S/N 55801 · Built 1959Airframe modelCessna 175Engine modelContinental GO-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot statement-

I wanted to take the family flying and have lunch at Middlegate, NV. We departed silver springs around 10AM. I flew around silver springs and Fallon NV area and then onto Middlegate. I circled around Middlegate to check out the landing road. Then I came back around and landed. We arrived at Middlegate around noon and we were there for over an hour to eat lunch. We headed backed to the plane around 1:30 pm. We loaded back in the airplane and then I back taxied to the end of the road to prepare for takeoff. I was taking off, and at 50 mph the road became really rough and was throwing us all over the road. So, at 50 mph I attempted to go airborne and it wasn't enough speed to take flight. Essentially I was going to try and get off the road with ground affect to keep us airborne and gain speed and climb out. At that point the airplane veered off to the left and I couldn't keep it going down the roadway. We went off the road and into the brush and that is when the nose wheel broke off and we flipped upside down.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATEMENT-

I WANTED TO TAKE THE FAMILY FLYING AND HAVE LUNCH AT MIDDLEGATE, NV. WE DEPARTED SILVER SPRINGS AROUND 10AM. I FLEW AROUND SILVER SPRINGS AND FALLON NV AREA AND THEN ONTO MIDDLEGATE. I CIRCLED AROUND MIDDLEGATE TO CHECK OUT THE LANDING ROAD. THEN I CAME BACK AROUND AND LANDED. WE ARRIVED AT MIDDLEGATE AROUND NOON AND WE WERE THERE FOR OVER AN HOUR TO EAT LUNCH. WE HEADED BACKED TO THE PLANE AROUND 1:30 PM. WE LOADED BACK IN THE AIRPLANE AND THEN I BACK TAXIED TO THE END OF THE ROAD TO PREPARE FOR TAKEOFF. I WAS TAKING OFF, AND AT 50 MPH THE ROAD BECAME REALLY ROUGH AND WAS THROWING US ALL OVER THE ROAD. SO, AT 50 MPH I ATTEMPTED TO GO AIRBORNE AND IT WASN'T ENOUGH SPEED TO TAKE FLIGHT. ESSENTIALLY I WAS GOING TO TRY AND GET OFF THE ROAD WITH GROUND AFFECT TO KEEP US AIRBORNE AND GAIN SPEED AND CLIMB OUT. AT THAT POINT THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT AND I COULDN'T KEEP IT GOING DOWN THE ROADWAY. WE WENT OFF THE ROAD AND INTO THE BRUSH AND THAT IS WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF AND WE FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN.

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 WPR25LA051Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMiddlegate, NVThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control on a rough surface during takeoff.Nov 30, 2024 · Substantial damage