# Accident 20120803020779A: Cessna 172S, Culpeper, VA, August 3, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2012, 13:00 local time
- Place: Culpeper, VA
- Airport: Culppr Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5219° N, 77.8556° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5219&lon=-77.8556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6276Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6276Z-2017-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 80 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA496](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA496) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120803020779A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA12CA496](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA496), Aug 3, 2012: Cessna 172S (N6276Z), Culpeper, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during an attempted takeoff.

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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