# Accident 20160620006639A: Cessna 172P, Honesdale, PA, June 20, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2016, 14:32 local time
- Place: Honesdale, PA
- Airport: Cherry Ridge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5094° N, 75.2508° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5094&lon=-75.2508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54285, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54285) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 878 total, 878 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160620006639A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 20TH, 2016 AT 14:32, THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS DEPARTED RUNWAY 18 FULL LENGTH AT N30.  THE PILOT STATED, "WHEN I REACHED 65 KTS I ROTATED OFF THE GROUND USING ABOUT 1/3 OF THE RUNWAY.  WHEN I WAS ABOUT 30-40 FEET IN THE AIR I FELT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT CLIMBING AND I WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE IT OVER THE TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY."  THE PILOT ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKE OFF.  THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY DEPARTED THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND TRAVELED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT CAUSING SUBSTANCIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ERA16LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA224), Jun 20, 2016: Cessna 172P (N54285), Honesdale, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while departing in a heavily loaded airplane at high density altitude, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and…

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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