# Accident 20001229040949A: Cessna 172M, Farmville, VA, December 29, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 2000, 13:15 local time
- Place: Farmville, VA
- Airport: Farmville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3575° N, 78.4378° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3575&lon=-78.4378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73404, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73404-2014-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 42 total, 42 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001229040949A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC01LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA063), Dec 29, 2000: Cessna 172M (N73404), Farmville, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to maintain directional control.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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