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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Big Bear, CA · June 10, 1995

Date: June 10, 1995 · 08:15 local
Place: Big Bear, CA
Airport: Big Bear City Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N739NN
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX95LA323
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 540 total15 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days

N739NNRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17270675 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: pilot was on a VFR cross country with a planned enroute destination of Big Bear City Airport (L35). Aircraft was maneuvered for a touch and go landing to runway 26. Aircraft landed long and during the attempted touch and go, the pilot felt the aircraft was not accelerating so as to allow a safe take off in the remaining distance. Pilot elected to abort the take off which resulted in the aircraft departing the end of runway 26 off the right hand side, stopping in a small pond in approximately two feet of water. privacy data omitted This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT WAS ON A VFR CROSS COUNTRY WITH A PLANNED ENROUTE DESTINATION OF BIG BEAR CITY AIRPORT (L35). AIRCRAFT WAS MANEUVERED FOR A TOUCH AND GO LANDING TO RUNWAY 26. AIRCRAFT LANDED LONG AND DURING THE ATTEMPTED TOUCH AND GO, THE PILOT FELT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ACCELERATING SO AS TO ALLOW A SAFE TAKE OFF IN THE REMAINING DISTANCE. PILOT ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKE OFF WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTING THE END OF RUNWAY 26 OFF THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, STOPPING IN A SMALL POND IN APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET OF WATER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX95LA323Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBig Bear, CAthe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an aborted takeoff attempt, which was necessitated by his failure to properly lean the fuel mixture. The pilot's limited experience in small piston engine airplanes was a factor in the accident.Jun 10, 1995 · Substantial damage