What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 22, 2014, N272LP, a Cessna 172S departed runway 28 at the caldwell airport. The aircraft reached 30-50 feet when the pilot thought the aircraft was not performing properly and decided to abort the takeoff. The aircraft touched down with approximately 650 feet of runway remaining and ran into the grass. Skid marks were approximately 1000 ft long from where the aircraft landed on the runway to were it stopped. The aircraft suffered minor damage which included a dented strut fairing from hitting a runway light and two blown main tires from excessive braking.
The pilot was identified as privacy data omitted, holder of a private pilot certificate, number pending. In a statement provided to the FSDO, privacy data omitted said that after a normal runup, he requested clearance for takeoff and started to roll on runway 28. All instruments were in the green and he rotated at 55 KIAS. privacy data omitted Then noted that the aircraft did not seem to sound right and was not climbing as expected. This was judged primarily by visual reference. privacy data omitted Then made the decision to abort the takeoff. He cut the throttle and pitched for the runway. No flaps were applied during the landing. He applied full braking and ran off the end of runway 28.
Neither privacy data omitted or his passenger were hurt in the incident.
The aircraft was inspected by the flight school's maintenance provider. The aircraft's static RPM was verified, engine compressions and timing were checked and a fuel sample was taken from all fuel drains. No discrepancies were noted and the aircraft was returned to service.
10/30/2014 Ammendment to airman's certificate number. Block 31A
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 22, 2014, N272LP, A CESSNA 172S DEPARTED RUNWAY 28 AT THE CALDWELL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT REACHED 30-50 FEET WHEN THE PILOT THOUGHT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT PERFORMING PROPERLY AND DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN WITH APPROXIMATELY 650 FEET OF RUNWAY REMAINING AND RAN INTO THE GRASS. SKID MARKS WERE APPROXIMATELY 1000 FT LONG FROM WHERE THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE RUNWAY TO WERE IT STOPPED. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE WHICH INCLUDED A DENTED STRUT FAIRING FROM HITTING A RUNWAY LIGHT AND TWO BLOWN MAIN TIRES FROM EXCESSIVE BRAKING.
THE PILOT WAS IDENTIFIED AS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HOLDER OF A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE, NUMBER PENDING. IN A STATEMENT PROVIDED TO THE FSDO, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID THAT AFTER A NORMAL RUNUP, HE REQUESTED CLEARANCE FOR TAKEOFF AND STARTED TO ROLL ON RUNWAY 28. ALL INSTRUMENTS WERE IN THE GREEN AND HE ROTATED AT 55 KIAS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEN NOTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT SEEM TO SOUND RIGHT AND WAS NOT CLIMBING AS EXPECTED. THIS WAS JUDGED PRIMARILY BY VISUAL REFERENCE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEN MADE THE DECISION TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. HE CUT THE THROTTLE AND PITCHED FOR THE RUNWAY. NO FLAPS WERE APPLIED DURING THE LANDING. HE APPLIED FULL BRAKING AND RAN OFF THE END OF RUNWAY 28.
NEITHER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OR HIS PASSENGER WERE HURT IN THE INCIDENT.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY THE FLIGHT SCHOOL'S MAINTENANCE PROVIDER. THE AIRCRAFT'S STATIC RPM WAS VERIFIED, ENGINE COMPRESSIONS AND TIMING WERE CHECKED AND A FUEL SAMPLE WAS TAKEN FROM ALL FUEL DRAINS. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
10/30/2014 AMMENDMENT TO AIRMAN'S CERTIFICATE NUMBER. BLOCK 31A