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FAA accident report · Cessna 177B · Truckee, CA · September 14, 2008

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Date
September 14, 2008 · 14:05 local
Place
Truckee, CA
Airport
Truckee-Tahoe
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N30692
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA08CA199
Reported as
Cessna 177B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
300 total120 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N30692Registration cancelled Aug 27, 2012 · Cessna 177BS/N 17701408 · Built 1969Airframe modelCessna 177BEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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.

(-23) Aircraft N30692, piloted by privacy data omitted certificate no. privacy data omitted, Departed runway 10 at approximately 1400 on September 14, 2008. The aircraft was estimated to weigh 2413 lbs with a type certificated gross weight of 2500 lbs. Density altitude was reported between 8600 and 8900 feet with a quartering 10KT head wind. Witnesses stated that after lift off, and approximately 300 ft AGL, the aircraft appeared to mush/wallow and was not gaining altitude. The aircraft started a right turn, the a steep left turn, in an attempt to return to the airport, losing altitude. The aircraft left wing struck the ground, became airborne again, and then impacted the ground, hard approximately 12 yards from initial impact. The aircraft cartwheeled and came to a stop, inverted, 20 yards from the second impact. Three passengers were able to escape the wreckage with minor injuries. The pilot remained trapped in the wreckage until extricated by the fire department. He sustained a severe cut and lacerations to his head and suffered a broken lower back.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT N30692, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CERTIFICATE NO. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DEPARTED RUNWAY 10 AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2008. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ESTIMATED TO WEIGH 2413 LBS WITH A TYPE CERTIFICATED GROSS WEIGHT OF 2500 LBS. DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS REPORTED BETWEEN 8600 AND 8900 FEET WITH A QUARTERING 10KT HEAD WIND. WITNESSES STATED THAT AFTER LIFT OFF, AND APPROXIMATELY 300 FT AGL, THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO MUSH/WALLOW AND WAS NOT GAINING ALTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED A RIGHT TURN, THE A STEEP LEFT TURN, IN AN ATTEMPT TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT, LOSING ALTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND, BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN, AND THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND, HARD APPROXIMATELY 12 YARDS FROM INITIAL IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED AND CAME TO A STOP, INVERTED, 20 YARDS FROM THE SECOND IMPACT. THREE PASSENGERS WERE ABLE TO ESCAPE THE WRECKAGE WITH MINOR INJURIES. THE PILOT REMAINED TRAPPED IN THE WRECKAGE UNTIL EXTRICATED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. HE SUSTAINED A SEVERE CUT AND LACERATIONS TO HIS HEAD AND SUFFERED A BROKEN LOWER BACK.

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 SEA08CA199AccidentData collectionFinal reportTruckee, CAThe pilot's improper decision to take off in a heavily loaded airplane under the ambient conditions that existed at the time. Contributing to the accident was the mountainous/hilly terrain, a high density altitude, gusty winds and downdrafts.Sep 14, 2008 · Substantial damage