Cessna 177RG N44BG

Summary

On 16 April 1993 at about 20:10 local time, a Cessna 177RG registered N44BG, operated by Horrell, Larry D., was involved in an accident near Concord City, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 April 1993 at 20:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Concord City, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Goodnight (NONE)

Coordinates

35.4008, -80.5892

Aircraft

Cessna 177RG

Registration

N44BG

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Horrell, Larry D.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Saluda → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL93LA074

2 people had minor injuries.

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND HIS DELAYED DECISION TO EXECUTE A GO AROUND. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE STRONG GUSTY WIND CONDITION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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THE PILOT STATED THAT, DUE TO THE GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS, HE ATTEMPTED THE APPROACH WITH A HIGHER THAN NORMAL APPROACH SPEED. HE STATED THAT HE DECIDED TO EXECUTE A MISSED APPROACH WITH APPROXIMATELY 1300 FEET OF RUNWAY REMAINING. HE STATED HE RETRACTED THE FLAPS AND ADDED FULL POWER. HE SAID THAT AFTER THE APPLICATION OF FULL POWER, THE ENGINE BACKFIRED AND HE STRUCK THE 80 FOOT TREES OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PASSENGER ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT, AND A GROUND WITNESS MADE NO MENTION OF OBSERVING OR HEARING ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE PRIOR TO THE CRASH. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE FLAPS WERE IN THE FULL DOWN POSITION, AND THERE WAS CORDWISE SCRATCHING AND TWISTING TOWARD LOW PITCH OF THE PROPELLER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.