- Date
- February 23, 1988, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Westfield, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3374FCessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 25, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 36105
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - inadequateCause
Weather condition - tailwindFactor
Directional control - not maintainedCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - snowbankFactor
Nose over
Analysis
The pilot was attempting a soft field takeoff with full power and right rudder applied. During ground run, the tail of the aircraft struck a snowbank, pulling the aircraft into the snow. When the left main gear hit the snow the aircraft flipped over onto its nose.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3374F
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18257374
- Airframe hours
- 2,480
- Engine
- Continental O-470L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Jerome J. Schmitt
- Registered owner
- Jerame Schmitt
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- PN91 · Sabinville, PA
- Destination
- N38 · Wellsboro, PA
- Airport
- PN91 · Sharrets, runway 10, 1,500 × 24 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 547 total · 326 in this make and model · 326 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 7 knots, gusting 7
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 28 °F