What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot was low time, (2.0) hours in the Cessna-172. The Cessna 172 was approximately 15 lbs. Under gross takeoff weight. Pilot rotated at 55 KTS. The Cessna-172 never became airborne. The Cessna-172 veered to the left and departed the runway approximately half way down the runway. The Cessna-172 remained under takeoff power as it departed the runway and entered the grass. The aircraft crossed a taxiway, re-entered the grass, and struck a Cessna-152 tied down on a concrete pad directly in front of the airport office. The Cessna-172 impacted the Cessna-152'S right wing. The 152 was turned 180 degrees, and the 172 was turned 90 degrees and slid sideways through a split-rail fence and impacted two cars in the airport parking lot. The 172'S throttle was retarded prior to impact with the 152. The Cessna-152 was impacted at a high rate of speed. No indication of braking was present. Both aircraft were destroyed. The passenger in the right-front seat sustained minor injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT WAS LOW TIME, (2.0) HOURS IN THE CESSNA-172. THE CESSNA 172 WAS APPROXIMATELY 15 LBS. UNDER GROSS TAKEOFF WEIGHT. PILOT ROTATED AT 55 KTS. THE CESSNA-172 NEVER BECAME AIRBORNE. THE CESSNA-172 VEERED TO THE LEFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE CESSNA-172 REMAINED UNDER TAKEOFF POWER AS IT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND ENTERED THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED A TAXIWAY, RE-ENTERED THE GRASS, AND STRUCK A CESSNA-152 TIED DOWN ON A CONCRETE PAD DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE AIRPORT OFFICE. THE CESSNA-172 IMPACTED THE CESSNA-152'S RIGHT WING. THE 152 WAS TURNED 180 DEGREES, AND THE 172 WAS TURNED 90 DEGREES AND SLID SIDEWAYS THROUGH A SPLIT-RAIL FENCE AND IMPACTED TWO CARS IN THE AIRPORT PARKING LOT. THE 172'S THROTTLE WAS RETARDED PRIOR TO IMPACT WITH THE 152. THE CESSNA-152 WAS IMPACTED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. NO INDICATION OF BRAKING WAS PRESENT. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE DESTROYED. THE PASSENGER IN THE RIGHT-FRONT SEAT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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