# Accident 20080413836919A: Cessna 172S, Gualala, CA, April 13, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2008, 13:15 local time
- Place: Gualala, CA
- Airport: Ocean Ridge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8014° N, 123.5306° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8014&lon=-123.5306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21705, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21705) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 173 total, 94 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080413836919A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) PILOT ACHIEVED FLIGHT BUT RECEIVED STALL WARNING HORN AT 55 KNOTS.  PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF AND BOUNCED AT MID-FIELD TRYING TO LAND.  THERE ARE SKID MARKS ON THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET FROM THE END.  PILOT ATTEMPTED TO STOP BUT FORWARD MOMENTUM CARRIED THE AIRCRAFT PAST THE END OF THE RUNWAY, DOWN A HILL AND CAME TO REST AFTER HITTING A TREE WITH THE LEFT WING ROTATING THE AIRCRAFT 90 DEGREES, COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX08CA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA102), Apr 13, 2008: Cessna 172S (N21705), Gualala, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision not to use all of the available runway, his premature rotation and failure to obtain and maintain an adequate airspeed to continue the takeoff that resulted in a stall/mush, an…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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