http://registry.faa.gov/N2323D
NTSB Identification: CEN13CA138
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, January 20, 2013 in Erie, CO
Probable Cause Approval Date: 04/03/2013
Aircraft: CESSNA 170B, registration: N2323D
Injuries: 1 Minor,1 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators used data provided by various entities, including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration and/or the operator and did not travel in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft accident report.
During the takeoff roll from runway 15, the airplane encountered a gust of wind from the left. The airplane departed the runway and nosed over, coming to rest inverted. The vertical stabilizer and firewall were substantially damaged. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the nearest facility recorded the wind from 080 degrees at 14 knots gusting to 22 knots.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while taking off in gusting wind conditions.
During the takeoff roll from runway 15, the airplane encountered a gust of wind from the left. The airplane departed the runway and nosed over, coming to rest inverted. The vertical stabilizer and firewall were substantially damaged. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane prior to the accident. Wind at the time of the accident was recorded as 080 degrees at 14 knots gusting to 22 knots.
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 2323D Make/Model: C170 Description:
Date: 01/20/2013 Time: 1833
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Substantial
LOCATION
City: ERIE State: CO Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF FLIPPED OVER, ERIE, CO
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Pleasure Phase: Take-off Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: DENVER, CO (NM03) Entry date: 01/22/2013
A Cessna hit by a gust of wind during take-off flipped over this afternoon on a runway at the Erie Municipal Airport, according to Erie police.Neither the pilot nor the passenger were injured in the accident, which happened around 1 p.m., police said. But there was enough damage to the plane for National Transportation Safety Board to classify it as an accident that requires investigation, police said.
The runway has since reopened.
Source: http://www.timescall.com
