Cessna 172 N8090X

Summary

On 20 June 2018 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N8090X was involved in an accident near Bruington, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

20 June 2018 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Bruington, Virginia, United States

Coordinates

37.8217, -76.9692

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N8090X

Category

Airplane

Year built

1961

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bruington → Tappahannock

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA369

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s improper decision to abort the takeoff with insufficient runway remaining to safely stop the airplane.

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Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, after taking off from an unimproved gravel surface in a field, he did not feel comfortable with the airplane's performance, so he chose to abort the takeoff. The airplane touched down on soft dirt, and the nose landing gear then dug into the dirt and separated from the airplane. The airplane then nosed over and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.