# Accident 20180620008319A: Cessna 172B, Bruington, VA, June 20, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2018, 12:30 local time
- Place: Bruington, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8217° N, 76.9692° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8217&lon=-76.9692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8090X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8090X-2019-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172B (registry code 2072406, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 10,235 total, 350 in this make and model, 231 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA369) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180620008319A

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AFTER PERFORMING AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON AN UNAPPROVED FIELD, HE ATTEMPTED TO DEPART FROM THAT FIELD AFTER RECEIVING FUEL (AUTOMOBILE GASOLINE) FOR HIS AIRCRAFT.  AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS AIRBORNE AND THE PILOT REALIZING THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT MEET THE REQUIRED PERFORMANCE DUE TO HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF.  UPON LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR BECAME LODGED IN THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, PROPELLER, LANDING GEAR, AND VERTICAL STABILIZER.

## 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 GAA18CA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA369), Jun 20, 2018: Cessna 172 (N8090X), Bruington, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to abort the takeoff with insufficient runway remaining to safely stop the airplane.

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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