LAKE WOHLFORD, CA, USA
N517OK
CESSNA 172N
THE ACFT RAN OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF AND NOSED OVER. THE PILOT STARTED A TAKEOFF ON A 1500 FOOT DRY RUNWAY. AFTER ABOUT 1000 FEET OF RUNWAY HAD BEEN USED THE PILOT DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE ACFT SKIDDED 350 FEET ON ASPHALT, RAN THROUGH A LARGE PUDDLE OF WATER AND SKIDDED ANOTHER 145 FEET ON DIRT RUNWAY. AT THE RUNWAYS END THE ACFT WAS MOVING SLOWLY AS IT STARTED DOWN AN INCLINE. DURING THIS TIME THE NOSE GEAR DUG IN AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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