KEYSVILLE, VA, USA
N85012
CESSNA 172M
THE PLT SAID THE ACFT DID NOT ACCELERATE TO TAKEOFF SPEED SO HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AFTER USING ABOUT 3/4 OF THE RWY LENGTH. THE ACFT OVERRAN THE RWY AND STRUCK A TREE. THE TURF RWY IS UPSLOPING THE FIRST HALF OF ITS LENGTH. THE PLT SAID THE GRASS WAS 6 INCHES HIGH. HE REPORTED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS.
AIRCRAFT OVERRAN THE RUNWAY AFTER THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF BECAUSE THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT ACCELERATE TO TAKEOFF SPEED. A CONTRIBUTING CAUSE IS INADEQUATE PRELIGHT PLANNING. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IS UPSLOPING HIGH GRASS COVERED TERRAIN AND FAILURE TO USE FLAPS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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