- Date
- October 21, 1984, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Berlin, WI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N46407Cessna 172K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841021057439A
- Case key
- 12938
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Analysis
The plt stated that he attempted to takeoff from a grass strip that is priented north and south. He described the grass as being 'too long' and the wind was from the west. The plt over rotated the acft to raise the nose wheel clear of the grass and was unable to maintain directional control. The takeoff was aborted, the plt applied excessive braking and the acft nosed over when the nose wheel ran into soft terrain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N46407
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1725746
- Airframe hours
- 909
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2O, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Leach Food Products
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 18, 1983
- Departed
- Berlin, WI
- Airport
- Private, runway 36, 2,400 × 100 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 872 total · 872 in this make and model · 785 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,300 ft broken
- Temperature
- -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OSH, 32 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.