What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.4)The pilot stated he started his takeoff to the west. After rotation he was not comfortable with his altitude in relation to obstacles off the departure end of the runway (trees). He aborted his takeoff late. The airplane touched down on the runway, continued off the end of the runway and collided with a fence and a guardrail. When asked what caused the accident the pilot stated, 'poor judgement to abort with insufficient runway remaining to stop the airplane'. (-23) pilot taking off rom macivor field felt the could not clear trees at end of runway and chopped power to abort takeoff. Ran off runway onto sw 172 av. Pilot stated that no mechanical failure, that he used poor judgement.
As the FAA filed it
(.4)THE PILOT STATED HE STARTED HIS TAKEOFF TO THE WEST. AFTER ROTATION HE WAS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH HIS ALTITUDE IN RELATION TO OBSTACLES OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY (TREES). HE ABORTED HIS TAKEOFF LATE. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY, CONTINUED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE AND A GUARDRAIL. WHEN ASKED WHAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT THE PILOT STATED, 'POOR JUDGEMENT TO ABORT WITH INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINING TO STOP THE AIRPLANE'. (-23) PILOT TAKING OFF ROM MACIVOR FIELD FELT THE COULD NOT CLEAR TREES AT END OF RUNWAY AND CHOPPED POWER TO ABORT TAKEOFF. RAN OFF RUNWAY ONTO SW 172 AV. PILOT STATED THAT NO MECHANICAL FAILURE, THAT HE USED POOR JUDGEMENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.