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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Farmville, VA · December 29, 2000

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Date
December 29, 2000 · 13:15 local
Place
Farmville, VA
Airport
Farmville Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N73404
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC01LA063
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
42 total42 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days
N73404Registration cancelled Sep 30, 2014 · Cessna 172MS/N 17267433 · Built 1976Airframe modelCessna 172MEngine 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 student pilot reported that he was on a solo cross-country flight, returning home. He also reported that he used the full length of the runway for takeoff, and the airplane departed the left side of the runway, and struck a cement block. The FAA reported the tracks departed the runway on the opposite side of an intersecting taxiway, about 1600 feet from the beginning of the runway. The tire tracks initially angled off about 20 to 30 degrees to the runway, and then shallowed to become parallel to the runway when the airplane struck a cement block. The tire tracks in the grass were estimated to be about 65 feet long and the cement block was located about 25 feet to the side of the runway. According to the owner's manual the airplane would have required about 630 feet to become airborne. (-23) on take-off, aircraft veered left from runway center line. Aircraft left runway and struck drain culvert abutment. Nose gear sheared off. Aircraft came to rest on grass area parallel to runway. Student pilot and flight instructor were counseled.

As the FAA filed it

(.4) THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS ON A SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT, RETURNING HOME. HE ALSO REPORTED THAT HE USED THE FULL LENGTH OF THE RUNWAY FOR TAKEOFF, AND THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND STRUCK A CEMENT BLOCK. THE FAA REPORTED THE TRACKS DEPARTED THE RUNWAY ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF AN INTERSECTING TAXIWAY, ABOUT 1600 FEET FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE RUNWAY. THE TIRE TRACKS INITIALLY ANGLED OFF ABOUT 20 TO 30 DEGREES TO THE RUNWAY, AND THEN SHALLOWED TO BECOME PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY WHEN THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A CEMENT BLOCK. THE TIRE TRACKS IN THE GRASS WERE ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 65 FEET LONG AND THE CEMENT BLOCK WAS LOCATED ABOUT 25 FEET TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL THE AIRPLANE WOULD HAVE REQUIRED ABOUT 630 FEET TO BECOME AIRBORNE. (-23) ON TAKE-OFF, AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT FROM RUNWAY CENTER LINE. AIRCRAFT LEFT RUNWAY AND STRUCK DRAIN CULVERT ABUTMENT. NOSE GEAR SHEARED OFF. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON GRASS AREA PARALLEL TO RUNWAY. STUDENT PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WERE COUNSELED.

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 NYC01LA063Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFarmville, VAthe failure of the pilot to maintain directional control.Dec 29, 2000 · Substantial damage