# Accident 20120811015899A: Cessna 177RG, Litchfield, IL, August 11, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2012, 11:55 local time
- Place: Litchfield, IL
- Airport: Litchfield Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1625° N, 89.6747° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1625&lon=-89.6747&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1564H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1564H-2014-12-22) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-A1B6D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 315 total, 118 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA541](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA541) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120811015899A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN12LA541](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA541), Aug 11, 2012: Cessna 177RG (N1564H), Litchfield, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the landing and the subsequent aborted landing.

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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