19880917051069A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Truckee, CA · September 17, 1988

Date: September 17, 1988 · 15:30 local
Place: Truckee, CA
Airport: Truckee Tahoe
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6406D
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX88LA320
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,164 total255 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N6406DRegistration cancelled Nov 18, 1989 · Cessna 172NS/N 17272789 Airframe modelCessna 172N

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Noise on takeoff. Unable to return after using full flaps. Hit a rock landing. Nosed over. Gas cap was not secured.

As the FAA filed it

NOISE ON TAKEOFF. UNABLE TO RETURN AFTER USING FULL FLAPS. HIT A ROCK LANDING. NOSED OVER. GAS CAP WAS NOT SECURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX88LA320Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTruckee, CADuring takeoff roll the pilot heard a banging noise on the left wing. The pilot continued the takeoff. At 100 ft a.g.l. he executed a 180 degree turn to the right to return to land. The pilot added 30 degrees of flaps to the 10 that had been set for takeoff.…Sep 17, 1988 · Substantial damage