Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary NYC84LA044

BAYPORT, NY, USA

Aircraft #1

N692MA

CESSNA 177

Analysis

THE ACFT DRAGGED A WING TIP AFTER ENCOUNTERED A GUSTY CROSSWIND AND ABORTED HIS TAKEOFF. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, AS THE ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE IT SEEMED TO BE PUSHED DOWN AND HE INITIATED A LANDING. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED BY REDUCING POWER AND THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN BUT A WING WAS LIFTED BY THE WIND AND THE OTHER WING TIP HIT THE RWY. FULL POWER WAS APPLIED TO STRAIGHTEN THE ROLL. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE WING AND PROPELLER.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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