What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 31, 2020 the little rock FSDO received notification via phone from the regional operations center that the pilot of N52794, a Cessna 172S, at 3M0 at 1744Z lost directional control on takeoff from rwy 6 and veered left striking trees and causing substantial damage.
A review of the weather at the time of the accident revealed nothing significant or contributing. A review of airman's records and history was unremarkable. Airman provided documentation of flight review, aircraft maintenance records, and sleep logs. Investigating ASI determined that aircraft was in an airworthy condition based off of maintenance logs and aircraft records. No other apparent factors contributed to this accident.
Investigation results revealed the pilot improperly manipulated the flight controls during an aborted takeoff from a soft runway, and subsequently caused the aircraft to veer left into the trees at a higher ground speed causing significant damage.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 31, 2020 THE LITTLE ROCK FSDO RECEIVED NOTIFICATION VIA PHONE FROM THE REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER THAT THE PILOT OF N52794, A CESSNA 172S, AT 3M0 AT 1744Z LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF FROM RWY 6 AND VEERED LEFT STRIKING TREES AND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
A REVIEW OF THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT REVEALED NOTHING SIGNIFICANT OR CONTRIBUTING. A REVIEW OF AIRMAN'S RECORDS AND HISTORY WAS UNREMARKABLE. AIRMAN PROVIDED DOCUMENTATION OF FLIGHT REVIEW, AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS, AND SLEEP LOGS. INVESTIGATING ASI DETERMINED THAT AIRCRAFT WAS IN AN AIRWORTHY CONDITION BASED OFF OF MAINTENANCE LOGS AND AIRCRAFT RECORDS. NO OTHER APPARENT FACTORS CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ACCIDENT.
INVESTIGATION RESULTS REVEALED THE PILOT IMPROPERLY MANIPULATED THE FLIGHT CONTROLS DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF FROM A SOFT RUNWAY, AND SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER LEFT INTO THE TREES AT A HIGHER GROUND SPEED CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.