# Accident 20010607010539A: Cessna 172M, Nashua, NH, June 7, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2001, 18:10 local time
- Place: Nashua, NH
- Airport: Boire Field
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7409° N, 71.4608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7409&lon=-71.4608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6863H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6863H-2017-06-30) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010607010539A

## Narrative

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

(-23)PRIOR TO TAKE OFF WHILE TAXIING THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A SKIP ON THE ENGINE. HE PERFORMED THE PRE TAKE OFF RUN UP AND THE PROBLEM CLEARED UP AFTER CYCLING THE MAGNETOES.  DURING THE TAKE OFF CLIMB HE EXPERIENCED THE SKIP IN THE ENGINE AGAIN AND ABORTED THE TAKE OFF FROM APPROXIMATELY 100 TO 200 FEET AGL WITH ABOUT 1/3 OF THE RUNWAY REMAINING.   THE AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN AT A STEEP ANGLE CONTACTING THE RUNWAY WITH THE NOSE WHEEL, BOUNCING AND HITTING THE NOSE WHEEL AGAIN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 NYC01LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA139), Jun 7, 2001: Cessna 172M (N6863H), Nashua, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The CFI's improper decision to abort the takeoff and his improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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