# Incident 20170618013379I: Cessna 172K, Cube Cove, AK, June 18, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2017, 13:50 local time
- Place: Cube Cove, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 57.9350° N, 134.7111° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cube Cove, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.9350&lon=-134.7111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79874, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79874) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 400 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170618013379I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT, DURING HIS TAKE OFF ROLL, HE BECAME DISTRACTED MOMENTARILY.  THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING TIP IMPACTED A SMALL TREE.  THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKE OFF, LOST CONTROL AND WENT INTO A DITCH.  THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES, HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT HAD A BENT PROPELLER, AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE AND WING TIP LENS.   A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IS THAT THE RUNWAY WIDTH IS APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET, COMPOSED OF COMPACT GRAVEL.  WIND AND WEATHER WERE NOT A FACTOR.  NTSB DETERMINED THE DAMAGE WAS MINIMAL.

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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