# NTSB DEN08LA110: Cessna R172K, N1439V, Goldsby, OK, June 21, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 21, 2008, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC) - Place: Goldsby, OK - Coordinates: 35.141109, -98.476943 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1411&lon=-98.4769&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 23, 2009 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 68278 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN08LA110 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/68278/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA110 ## Probable cause The pilot's delay in initiating rejected takeoff procedures, resulting in the airplane going off the end of the runway and nosing over. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: delayed action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna R172K, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md?model=2072431), [All aircraft, 894 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna R172K, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2072431), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Cessna R172K, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=2072431), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot didn't think the airplane was accelerating as it should and he decided to abort the takeoff. The airplane traveled 500 feet past the end of the runway and nosed over, crushing the vertical stabilizer. ## Factual narrative On June 21, 2008, approximately 1800 central daylight time, a Cessna R172K, N1439V, piloted by a private pilot, was substantially damaged when the pilot aborted the takeoff at David J. Perry Airport (1K4), Goldsby, Oklahoma. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot and two passengers were not injured. The cross-country flight was originating at the time of the accident and was en route to Joplin Regional Airport (JLN), Joplin, Missouri. Numerous attempts were made to contact the pilot, asking that he submit NTSB Form 6120.1-2. The pilot did not respond to any of the requests. An FAA inspector said the pilot told him that he didn't think the airplane was accelerating as it should and he decided to abort the takeoff. The airplane traveled 500 feet past the end of the runway and nosed over, crushing the vertical stabilizer. FAA's Oklahoma City Flight Standards District Office advised that the pilot twice failed 14 CFR Part 44.709 reexamination checks --- on September 16 and again on November 12, 2008. He has failed to appear for scheduled reexaminations and, as a result, efforts are underway to revoke his pilot certificate pending compliance. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1439V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1439V-2010-04-19), registration cancelled 2010-04-19, S/N R1722191 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K - Registry model: [Cessna R172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (registry code 2072431) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: R1722191 - Engines: 195 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Kevin Eggleston - Registered owner: Kevin Eggleston - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: 1K4, Goldsby, OK - Destination: JLN, Joplin, MO - Airport: 1K4, David Jay Perry ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 21; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; seat: left; flight hours: 6 total ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 23,000 ft broken - Temperature: 86 °F, dew point 61 °F - Altimeter: 30.19 inHg - Observed at: OKC, 19 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20080621834689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080621834689A), Jun 21, 2008: Cessna R172K, Goldsby, OK, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot attempted takeoff with two passengers and 30 gallon of fuel onboard. At approx 500 feet off the runway he decided to abort takeoff due to… ## Other investigations on N1439V (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 BFO95LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA089), Aug 26, 1995: Cessna R172K (N1439V), Lisbon, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of oil, where an oil filter adapter had separated from the crankcase cover, due to stripped threads that were caused or allowed by inadequate maintenance or inspection, which resulted in oil… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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