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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Culpeper, VA · August 3, 2012

Date
August 3, 2012 · 13:00 local
Place
Culpeper, VA
Airport
Culppr Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6276Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA12CA496
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
80 total80 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot was attempting a touch and go on runway 22 when the aircraft began to veer to the left. Pilot was unable to maintain contact with the rwy and continued left until it impacted trees approxmately 300 feet south of the runway centerline.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A TOUCH AND GO ON RUNWAY 22 WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTACT WITH THE RWY AND CONTINUED LEFT UNTIL IT IMPACTED TREES APPROXMATELY 300 FEET SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.