# Incident 20200530001949I: Cessna 172L, Lacrosse, WI, May 30, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2020, 18:40 local time
- Place: Lacrosse, WI
- Airport: La Crosse Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8793° N, 91.2566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LA CROSSE RGNL (LSE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8793&lon=-91.2566&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7938G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7938G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 514 total, 386 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200530001949I

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 30, 2020, AT 1840 CST A CESSNA 172, N7938G, SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER WHEN THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 31, AND STRUCK A THRESHOLD LIGHT DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, AT KLSE, LACROSSE, WI. THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.

## Other reports on N7938G (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19770717020039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770717020039A), Jul 17, 1977: Cessna 172L (N7938G), Rittman, OH, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19731006032759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731006032759A), Oct 6, 1973: Cessna 172L (N7938G), Bloomingburg, NY, Substantial damage. Forced landing at night in unsuitable terrain following engine stoppage.

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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