# Accident 20190804015679A: Cessna 172F, Basye, VA, August 4, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2019, 14:00 local time
- Place: Basye, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8153° N, 78.7708° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8153&lon=-78.7708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N424BC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N424BC) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 182 total, 182 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA486](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA486) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190804015679A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 4, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 1400, N424BC, A CESSNA 172F TOOK OFF FROM SKY BRYCE AIRPORT (VG18).    THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD AN IMPENDING STALL CONDITION SO HE TOOK ACTIONS TO CORRECT THE UNSAFE CONDITION.  AFTER CORRECTING THE IMPENDING STALL CONDITION, THE PILOT DID NOT THINK THAT HE HAD ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO CLEAR THE TREES, SO HE LANDED BACK ON THE RUNWAY AT SKY BRYCE AIRPORT COMING TO A FULL STOP APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY.  WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, THE PILOT HIT THE BRAKES HARD CAUSING THE LEFT WING AND PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.  NO PASSENGERS WERE ON BOARD.  THE FAA WAS NOTIFIED AT THAT TIME.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND PROPELLER.  AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE LOGBOOKS REVEALED THAT ALL INSPECTIONS WERE CURRENT AS OF 4 AUGUST 2019.

## 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 GAA19CA486](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA486), Aug 4, 2019: Cessna 172 (N424BC), Bayse, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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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