# Accident 20210802016139A: Cessna 172E, Waxhaw, NC, August 2, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2021, 13:15 local time
- Place: Waxhaw, NC
- Airport: Jaars-Townsend
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8685° N, 80.7429° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8685&lon=-80.7429&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3090U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3090U-2022-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,566 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA313) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210802016139A

## Narrative

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

DURING CLIMB-OUT, THE PILOT NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT ACHIEVE A POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB.  THE PILOT DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKE-OFF, REDUCED POWER, AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND USING THE REMAINING RUNWAY.  REALIZING THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH RUNWAY AND NOT WANTING TO IMPACT A CHAIN LINK FENCE, HE ADDED POWER.  THE AIRCRAFT CLEARED THE FENCE AND TOUCHED DOWN IN A YARD/GRAVEL DRIVEWAY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON INTO A WOODED AREA AND STRUCK SEVERAL TREES BEFORE COMING TO REST IN A NOSE DOWN INVERTED POSITION AGAINST A TREE.

T-EA68-FY21-1560

AEA6820210013

## 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 ERA21LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA313), Aug 2, 2021: Cessna 172 (N3090U), Waxhaw, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to abort the takeoff in sufficient time to stop the airplane on the runway remaining. Contributing to the accident was the lack of airplane takeoff performance due to the pilot’s…

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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