# Accident 20140531008369A: Cessna 172F, Mt Pleasant, PA, May 31, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2014, 12:32 local time
- Place: Mt Pleasant, PA
- Airport: Mount Pleasant/Scottdale Airpo
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1089° N, 79.5469° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1089&lon=-79.5469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8394U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8394U-2018-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 287 total, 70 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA278) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140531008369A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED - ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT ACCELERATE TO LIFT-OFF SPEED (VR) DUE TO THE HIGH GRASS (3-4 INCHES) RUNWAY LENGTH 1640 FEET.   TAKE OFF MAXIMUM ENG/ RPM @ 2200. THE PIC ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AFTER 50% OF THE RUNWAY WAS USED, AND THE RUNWAY IS A SLIGHT DOWN GRADE. THE PIC WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY, STRUCK A GUARDRAIL OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER COMING TO REST DOWN AN EMBANKMENT, 20FT FROM THE IMPACT SIGHT, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE IMPACT RIPPED OFF THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND DAMAGED THE NOSE WHEEL, WING SURFACES, AND EMPANEGE. MINOR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE PIC.

## 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 ERA14CA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA278), May 31, 2014: Cessna 172F (N8394U), Mount Pleasant, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's incorrect takeoff procedures from the soft grass runway and his delay in aborting the takeoff after recognizing slow acceleration.

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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