What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On July 28, 2002, at 0840 eastern daylight time, a Cessna R172K, N1086V, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage when it impacted a curb after an aborted takeoff following a reported loss of engine power during takeoff from runway 36 (2,510 feet by 50 feet, asphalt), at the dalton airport, Flushing, Michigan. The 14 CFR part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The pilot and his one passenger were not injured. The flight was originating at the time of the accident and the intended destination was the lost creek airport, luzerne, Michigan. (-23) pilot aborted take-off and was unable to stop aircraft on the runway. Aircraft over-ran the end of the runway, continued across a public road, and struck the curb with the nose wheel on the opposite side of the road. Aircraft sustained structural damage due to the nose landing gear folding back at impact. Propeller tips were also damaged due to the propeller striking the curb.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JULY 28, 2002, AT 0840 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA R172K, N1086V, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED A CURB AFTER AN ABORTED TAKEOFF FOLLOWING A REPORTED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 36 (2,510 FEET BY 50 FEET, ASPHALT), AT THE DALTON AIRPORT, FLUSHING, MICHIGAN. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND HIS ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND THE INTENDED DESTINATION WAS THE LOST CREEK AIRPORT, LUZERNE, MICHIGAN. (-23) PILOT ABORTED TAKE-OFF AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT OVER-RAN THE END OF THE RUNWAY, CONTINUED ACROSS A PUBLIC ROAD, AND STRUCK THE CURB WITH THE NOSE WHEEL ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE DUE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FOLDING BACK AT IMPACT. PROPELLER TIPS WERE ALSO DAMAGED DUE TO THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE CURB.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.