Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
The pilot's failure to attain lift-off speed and his failure to abort the takeoff.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Historical)
Analysis
On July 16, 2002, at 0930 central daylight time, a Cessna 188B, N4866Q, sustained substantial damage when it impacted terrain after it went off the end of the runway during takeoff. The commercial pilot was not injured. The 14 CFR Part 137 flight was departing a private grass airstrip near Tolley, North Dakota, on a local aerial application flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed.
The pilot reported the airplane was unable to get airborne. He reported the airplane did not have a mechanical malfunction, and that the accident could have been prevented if he had aborted the takeoff earlier during the takeoff roll.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# CHI02CA192