19990518015689I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172E · Front Royal, VA · May 18, 1999

Date
May 18, 1999 · 20:35 local
Place
Front Royal, VA
Airport
Front Royal/Warren Co Airport
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3752S
Reported as
Cessna 172E
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,200 total700 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Mr. Mark hutchins, pilot in command of N35725, was flying right seat demonstration a soft field takeoff. N35725 was eastbound, in the grass, parallel to paved runway with 20 flaps. Mr. Hutchins was not comfortable with progress of takeoff and decided to abort. Mr. Hutchins reduced power to idle, retracted flaps and braked. Aircraft went over an embankment and into a fence.

As the FAA filed it

MR. MARK HUTCHINS, PILOT IN COMMAND OF N35725, WAS FLYING RIGHT SEAT DEMONSTRATION A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF. N35725 WAS EASTBOUND, IN THE GRASS, PARALLEL TO PAVED RUNWAY WITH 20 FLAPS. MR. HUTCHINS WAS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH PROGRESS OF TAKEOFF AND DECIDED TO ABORT. MR. HUTCHINS REDUCED POWER TO IDLE, RETRACTED FLAPS AND BRAKED. AIRCRAFT WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT AND INTO A FENCE.