# Accident 20180728024199A: Cessna 177, El Cajon, CA, July 28, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2018, 10:32 local time
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Airport: Gillespie Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8261° N, 116.9725° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8261&lon=-116.9725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3477T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3477T-2021-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 45 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180728024199A

## Narrative

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

AFTER ROTATING FROM THE RUNWAY THE AIRMAN EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS. THE AIRMAN LOWERED THE NOSE AND SAW AN INCREASE IN THE RPM AND ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB OUT AGAIN. THE AIRMAN THEN MADE A SECOND ATTEMPT TO CLIMB OUT. THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT SUSTAIN LIFT AND FELL TO THE RUNWAY.

## 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 WPR18LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA205), Jul 28, 2018: Cessna 177 (N3477T), San Diego/El Cajon, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in his exceedance of the airplane's maximum gross weight, which lead to the airplane's poor climb performance, and a subsequent loss of…

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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