# Accident 20080419832479A: Cessna 172R, South Lake Tah, CA, April 19, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2008, 16:25 local time
- Place: South Lake Tah, CA
- Airport: Lake Tahoe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8939° N, 119.9953° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8939&lon=-119.9953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2384L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2384L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 175 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080419832479A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING RUNWAY 18, THE PILOT LANDED IN WINDS REPORTED AT SSW 13 KNOTS GUSTING TO 35 KNOTS. THE BEAD CAME OFF OF THE NOSE WHEEL CAUSING A FLAT TIRE, AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE FIREWALL AND STRUT ATTACHMENT AREAS.

## 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 LAX08LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA121), Apr 19, 2008: Cessna 172R (N2384L), S. Lake Tahoe, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare and subsequent hard landing. Contributing to the accident were the gusty winds and the high density altitude.

## Other reports on N2384L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20050611012739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050611012739A), Jun 11, 2005: Cessna 172R (N2384L), Santa Maria, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Student allowed aircraft to porpoise on landing, striking propeller - damaged firewall.

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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