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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177RG · Litchfield, IL · August 11, 2012

Date: August 11, 2012 · 11:55 local
Place: Litchfield, IL
Airport: Litchfield Municipal
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1564H
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN12LA541
Reported as: Cessna 177RG
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 315 total118 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

N1564HRegistration cancelled Dec 22, 2014 · Cessna 177RGS/N 177RG0738 · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna 177RG Engine modelLycoming IO-360-A1B6DReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While landing runway 36, the aircraft veered to the left. The pilot initiated a takeoff trying to miss runway lights. The aircraft stalled while trying to clear a small cluster of trees that were west of the runway. The aircraft landed in a bean field with the landing gear retracted.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE LANDING RUNWAY 36, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT INITIATED A TAKEOFF TRYING TO MISS RUNWAY LIGHTS. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED WHILE TRYING TO CLEAR A SMALL CLUSTER OF TREES THAT WERE WEST OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A BEAN FIELD WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED.

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 CEN12LA541Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLitchfield, ILThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the landing and the subsequent aborted landing.Aug 11, 2012 · Substantial damage