At 16:30 mountain time, the pilot of a Cessna 172F lost control during takeoff from runway 30 at Clovis Municipal Airport. The pilot was not injured. The pilot told investigators the airplane started to drift to the left during the takeoff roll and went off the runway surface. He said there was a little crosswind, so he applied a little right rudder and lowered the left wing. The aircraft veered back to the right, nosed over and the right wing tip struck the ground.
March 06, Clovis, N.M. / Cessna Skyhawk
At 16:30 mountain time, the pilot of a Cessna 172F lost control during takeoff from runway 30 at Clovis Municipal Airport. The pilot was not injured. The pilot told investigators the airplane started to drift to the left during the takeoff roll and went off the runway surface. He said there was a little crosswind, so he applied a little right rudder and lowered the left wing. The aircraft veered back to the right, nosed over and the right wing tip struck the ground....
Key Takeaways:
- A Cessna 172F lost control during takeoff from Clovis Municipal Airport, veering off the runway and nosing over, though the pilot was uninjured.
- The pilot reported the aircraft initially drifted left due to a crosswind.
- An attempted correction using right rudder and lowering the left wing caused the plane to sharply veer right, nose over, and strike the ground with its right wing tip.
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