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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 172L · Windsor, NH · August 29, 2000

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Date
August 29, 2000 · 10:00 local
Place
Windsor, NH
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7664G
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC00LA244
Reported as
Cessna 172L
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,480 total2,200 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
N7664GRegistration cancelled Jan 29, 2018 · Cessna 172LS/N 17259364 · Built 1970Airframe modelCessna 172LEngine 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.

(.4)The pilot initiated a takeoff toward obstacles. Once airborne he decided that the airplane would not clear the obstacles and he aborted the takeoff. The airplane overran the runway and went into rough terrain where the nose landing gear was sheared off and the airplane nosed over. The pilot reported that he should have picked up the second passenger at a nearby airport. Performance data indicated the airplane would need about 1,975 to clear a 50-foot obstacle. The pilot reported the turf runway was about 1,600 feet long, with a rough surface overrun of about 500 feet, and 50-foot high trees at the end of the overrun. (-23) pilot initiated the takeoff to the north toward trees after becoming airborne, decided the airplane might not clear the trees. Pilot closed the throttle and the airplane settled back onto the turf runway continuing onto the rough dirt area. While rolling the dirt, the nose wheel struck a depression and was sheared off. The nose then struck the ground and the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted.

As the FAA filed it

(.4)THE PILOT INITIATED A TAKEOFF TOWARD OBSTACLES. ONCE AIRBORNE HE DECIDED THAT THE AIRPLANE WOULD NOT CLEAR THE OBSTACLES AND HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. THE AIRPLANE OVERRAN THE RUNWAY AND WENT INTO ROUGH TERRAIN WHERE THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE SHOULD HAVE PICKED UP THE SECOND PASSENGER AT A NEARBY AIRPORT. PERFORMANCE DATA INDICATED THE AIRPLANE WOULD NEED ABOUT 1,975 TO CLEAR A 50-FOOT OBSTACLE. THE PILOT REPORTED THE TURF RUNWAY WAS ABOUT 1,600 FEET LONG, WITH A ROUGH SURFACE OVERRUN OF ABOUT 500 FEET, AND 50-FOOT HIGH TREES AT THE END OF THE OVERRUN. (-23) PILOT INITIATED THE TAKEOFF TO THE NORTH TOWARD TREES AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE, DECIDED THE AIRPLANE MIGHT NOT CLEAR THE TREES. PILOT CLOSED THE THROTTLE AND THE AIRPLANE SETTLED BACK ONTO THE TURF RUNWAY CONTINUING ONTO THE ROUGH DIRT AREA. WHILE ROLLING THE DIRT, THE NOSE WHEEL STRUCK A DEPRESSION AND WAS SHEARED OFF. THE NOSE THEN STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.

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 NYC00LA244Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWindsor, NHthe pilot's improper preflight planning to make a takeoff toward obstacles, and his delayed decision to abort the takeoff, which resulted in an overrun into unsuitable terrain.Aug 29, 2000 · Substantial damage