The airplane received substantial damage at 1348 Central time when it collided with a snow bank during the takeoff roll. The student pilot was not injured. Visual conditions prevailed. The airplane was registered to and operated by the Civil Air Patrol. According to the student pilot, the airplane veered to the left as she landed. She added more right rudder to compensate for the left drift at which time she felt a jerk and the airplane continued in a left turn. The airplane impacted a snow bank on the left side of the runway, at which time the nose gear collapsed and the propeller made contact with the runway surface. The student pilot egressed the airplane through the pilots door.
February 3, 2010, Jackson, Tenn., Cessna 172
The airplane received substantial damage at 1348 Central time when it collided with a snow bank during the takeoff roll. The student pilot was not injured. Visual conditions prevailed. The airplane was registered to and operated by the Civil Air Patrol.
Key Takeaways:
- A Civil Air Patrol airplane sustained substantial damage after colliding with a snow bank during a takeoff roll at 13:48 Central time.
- The uninjured student pilot reported the aircraft veered left during takeoff, and an attempt to correct with right rudder resulted in a "jerk" and a continued left turn into the snow bank.
- The impact caused the nose gear to collapse and the propeller to make contact with the runway surface.
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