# Accident 20080819845589A: Cessna 177RG, South Lake Tah, CA, August 19, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2008, 13:00 local time
- Place: South Lake Tah, CA
- Airport: Lake Tahoe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8833° N, 119.9833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8833&lon=-119.9833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8053G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8053G-2018-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 506 total, 138 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA276) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080819845589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK ON TO THE RUNWAY.  THE TAKEOFF WAS CONTINUED AD THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TO THE DESTINATION AIRPORT.  DURING POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, THE PILOT NOTED THAT THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER INCURRED DAMAGE WHEN IT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF AT TVL.

## 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 LAX08CA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA276), Aug 19, 2008: Cessna 177RG (N8053G), Lake Tahoe, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind and density altitude conditions and failure to attain and maintain an adequate airspeed that resulted in a stall/mush.

## Other reports on N8053G (1)

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

- [Accident 20170821019149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170821019149A), Aug 21, 2017: Cessna 177RG (N8053G), Byron, CA, Substantial damage. A Cessna cardinal CE-177-RG N8053G took off from burns municipal airport in Oregon and landed gear up a mile or so short of Byron Airport, CA. Aircraft ran out…

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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