Cessna 172S N6276Z

Summary

On 3 August 2012 at about 16:20 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N6276Z, operated by Aviation Adventures, LLC, was involved in an accident near Culpeper, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 August 2012 at 16:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Culpeper, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Culpeper Regional Airport (CJR)

Coordinates

38.5219, -77.8556

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N6276Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Aviation Adventures, LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Warrenton → Culpepper

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12CA496

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during an attempted takeoff.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, the airplane touched down about halfway down the runway. The pilot’s intent was to perform a touch-and-go practice landing and takeoff. He applied takeoff power, retracted the flaps, and the airplane veered to the left. The pilot reported that he was unable to maintain directional control with aileron and rudder control inputs and elected to abort the takeoff. After he reduced power to idle, the airplane departed the left side of the runway and continued approximately 100 yards before impacting a row of trees. A witness report corroborates the pilot’s landing description. A postaccident examination revealed substantial damage to the fuselage and left wing. In a phone interview the accident the pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that precluded normal operation of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.