# Accident 20140619008529A: Cessna 172RG, Alturas, CA, June 19, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2014, 08:30 local time
- Place: Alturas, CA
- Airport: Alturas Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4800° N, 120.5700° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4800&lon=-120.5700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6091R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6091R-2016-09-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 642 total, 566 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140619008529A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DURING THE RUN-UP NOTICED A LITTLE ROUGHNESS DURING MAGNETO CHECK BUT DROP WAS WITHIN 100 RPM AND THOUGHT OK. PILOT PROCEEDED TO MAKE A TAKE OFF ON RUNWAY 21. PILOT NOTICED FRONT NOSE GEAR VIBRATION AND APPLIED SLIGHT BACK PRESSURE AND VIBRATION WENT AWAY. PILOT CHECKED AIRSPEED WHICH WAS BELOW ROTATION SPEED ABOUT THEN THE PLANE CLIMBED INTO AIR ONLY TO SETTLE BACK ON RUNWAY IT WAS APPARENT TO THE PILOT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GOING TO FLY AND THE PILOT PULLED BACK THE THROTTLE AND APPLIED FULL BRAKES. PLANE STAYED ON RUNWAY BUT RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY AND INTO A DIRT EMBANKMENT AND THE PERIMETER FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT SLOWLY WENT OVER ON ITS BACK ONTO THE PERIMETER FENCE. THE PILOT TURNED OFF ALL SYSTEMS, FUEL, MAGNETOS, AND MASTER. THE PILOT ALONG WITH THE PASSENGER EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.

## 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 WPR14LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA250), Jun 19, 2014: Cessna 172RG (N6091R), Alturas, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s failure to attain rotation speed during the takeoff roll for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have…

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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