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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177B · Lakeview, AR · July 16, 2012

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Date: July 16, 2012 · 09:00 local
Place: Lakeview, AR
Airport: Gastons Resort
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N34468
Reported as: Cessna 177B
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 500 total500 in this make and model37 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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On July 16, 2012, at 0900 CST, Cessna 177, N34468, owned and registered to the pilot in command, with one passenger on board, went off the end of the runway 24 at gaston's Resort (3M0), Lakeview, AR. The aircraft was on takeoff roll. Witnesses stated that the aircraft did not appear to have sufficient airspeed for flight at the time that the aircraft departed the end of the runway. The aircraft came to rest in a gulley. The aircraft was substantially damaged, with a bent empennage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a flight plan was filed with the flight service station. The pilot and his passenger were not injured in the accident. The flight was originating at gaston's Resort on a cross country flight to ft. smith's regional airport (kfsm).

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 16, 2012, AT 0900 CST, CESSNA 177, N34468, OWNED AND REGISTERED TO THE PILOT IN COMMAND, WITH ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD, WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY 24 AT GASTON'S RESORT (3M0), LAKEVIEW, AR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON TAKEOFF ROLL. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED FOR FLIGHT AT THE TIME THAT THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A GULLEY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, WITH A BENT EMPENNAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED WITH THE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION. THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT GASTON'S RESORT ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT TO FT. SMITH'S REGIONAL AIRPORT (KFSM).