Narrative:

Departing; I chose to abort the take-off with insufficient runway remaining to stop the aircraft. The aircraft overran the end of the runway at a relatively low rate of speed (10 to 20 mph) and came to rest against a pile of brush located approximately 150' from the end of the runway. There were no injuries. Damage to the aircraft was very minor. Contributing factors were a wet runway and having the aircraft loaded to near max gross weight; which extended the distance required to stop. Also contributing was my mental state of mind; causing me to overreact to the unfamiliar control characteristics of the airplane with the center of gravity located near the forward limit; which is why I chose not to continue the take-off. Chain of events leading to the incident. I departed at xa:45 local on a VFR flight with two passengers. We were approximately 30 pounds below max gross weight with the center of gravity 1-inch aft of the forward limit. Weather forecasts and a weather briefing indicated VFR conditions along my intended route; however I soon encountered lowering ceilings and had to divert from my planned altitude and route of flight to avoid rain and low clouds. Soon after overflying ZZZ at below 2000' MSL; and seeing the weather continuing to deteriorate all around I decided to land at the nearest available airport. I landed at ZZZ at xb:20. Throughout the afternoon; the weather at ZZZ remained poor with low ceilings and rain showers. Weather reports indicated continuing to my original destination was out of the question. Due to that; and the conditions between ZZZ and my destination; we remained at the airport until xh:00; at which time we accepted a ride to a local restaurant; since they were closing the airport buildings and it was raining. I was also in communication with an experienced pilot; who felt that the weather conditions would improve enough to allow me to fly home later in the evening. About xg:30 the weather conditions had improved enough to allow us to depart; however we were forced to walk back to the airport. This took longer then expected and darkness was approaching; however I was mentally committed to the takeoff. I started my takeoff at xh:25. Winds were dead calm.perceptions and judgments. With the events of the day and my intense desire to get back to the home airport before dark; I was in a tense frame of mind. Between that; the trees visible off the end of the runway and the seeming unwillingness of the airplane to depart the ground due to the forward center of gravity; I decided to abort the takeoff thinking I would go back and do a short field takeoff. I was under the mistaken impression that I had plenty of runway remaining to stop. In reality; the takeoff was well within the aircraft's capabilities; given the 4200' runway. I had developed flying speed of over 65 knots; however I had the impression that the aircraft wouldn't rotate. Given that I had taken off uneventfully from the departure airport a few hours before with almost identical weight & balance; the only thing I can contribute my reaction too is the level of stress I was under at the moment. A thorough analysis of the performance charts would probably have disabused me of the notion that the airplane wasn't going to make it over the trees at the end of the runway.factors: frustration at being unable to make it back. Frustration at being forced to sit at the airport for hours. Frustration at having my plans for the evening disrupted. Frustration at the amount of time it took to walk back to the airport. Not wishing to inconvenience my passengers by having someone drive two hours to pick us up at the airport. Financial considerations; wishing to avoid the additional costs of leaving the airplane there overnight. Nervous about approaching darkness. Nervous about the weather between myself and my destination. Nervous about the trees at the end of the runway.none of the factors by themselves would have affected me greatly but the cumulative effect was that I made decisions that I ordinarily wouldn't have made. It is my belief that these factors were the true cause of the incident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C172 pilot rejected a takeoff in an aircraft near maximum gross takeoff weight and forward center of gravity. When the aircraft did not rotate; he rejected the takeoff and overran the runway end.

Narrative: Departing; I chose to abort the take-off with insufficient runway remaining to stop the aircraft. The aircraft overran the end of the runway at a relatively low rate of speed (10 to 20 MPH) and came to rest against a pile of brush located approximately 150' from the end of the runway. There were no injuries. Damage to the aircraft was very minor. Contributing factors were a wet runway and having the aircraft loaded to near max gross weight; which extended the distance required to stop. Also contributing was my mental state of mind; causing me to overreact to the unfamiliar control characteristics of the airplane with the center of gravity located near the forward limit; which is why I chose not to continue the take-off. Chain of events leading to the incident. I departed at XA:45 local on a VFR flight with two passengers. We were approximately 30 LBS below max gross weight with the center of gravity 1-inch aft of the forward limit. Weather forecasts and a weather briefing indicated VFR conditions along my intended route; however I soon encountered lowering ceilings and had to divert from my planned altitude and route of flight to avoid rain and low clouds. Soon after overflying ZZZ at below 2000' MSL; and seeing the weather continuing to deteriorate all around I decided to land at the nearest available airport. I landed at ZZZ at XB:20. Throughout the afternoon; the weather at ZZZ remained poor with low ceilings and rain showers. Weather reports indicated continuing to my original destination was out of the question. Due to that; and the conditions between ZZZ and my destination; we remained at the airport until XH:00; at which time we accepted a ride to a local restaurant; since they were closing the airport buildings and it was raining. I was also in communication with an experienced pilot; who felt that the weather conditions would improve enough to allow me to fly home later in the evening. About XG:30 the weather conditions had improved enough to allow us to depart; however we were forced to walk back to the airport. This took longer then expected and darkness was approaching; however I was mentally committed to the takeoff. I started my takeoff at XH:25. Winds were dead calm.Perceptions and judgments. With the events of the day and my intense desire to get back to the home airport before dark; I was in a tense frame of mind. Between that; the trees visible off the end of the runway and the seeming unwillingness of the airplane to depart the ground due to the forward center of gravity; I decided to abort the takeoff thinking I would go back and do a short field takeoff. I was under the mistaken impression that I had plenty of runway remaining to stop. In reality; the takeoff was well within the aircraft's capabilities; given the 4200' runway. I had developed flying speed of over 65 knots; however I had the impression that the aircraft wouldn't rotate. Given that I had taken off uneventfully from the departure airport a few hours before with almost identical weight & balance; the only thing I can contribute my reaction too is the level of stress I was under at the moment. A thorough analysis of the performance charts would probably have disabused me of the notion that the airplane wasn't going to make it over the trees at the end of the runway.Factors: Frustration at being unable to make it back. Frustration at being forced to sit at the airport for hours. Frustration at having my plans for the evening disrupted. Frustration at the amount of time it took to walk back to the airport. Not wishing to inconvenience my passengers by having someone drive two hours to pick us up at the airport. Financial considerations; wishing to avoid the additional costs of leaving the airplane there overnight. Nervous about approaching darkness. Nervous about the weather between myself and my destination. Nervous about the trees at the end of the runway.None of the factors by themselves would have affected me greatly but the cumulative effect was that I made decisions that I ordinarily wouldn't have made. It is my belief that these factors were the true cause of the incident.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.