Cessna 177 N3497T

Summary

On 16 September 1995 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 177 registered N3497T was involved in an accident near Camp Lake, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 September 1995 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Camp Lake, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Camp Lake (C49)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 177

Registration

N3497T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI95LA324

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and failure to maintain altitude/clearance from the power line, while on short final approach. The downdraft was a related factor.

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

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The airplane encountered an updraft followed by a downdraft while crossing over a barn on short final approach to land. Shortly after crossing over the barn, the airplane began losing altitude. The pilot applied full power, but was unable to arrest the sink rate. The left wing of the airplane contacted and severed a powerline wire. After that, the pilot was unable to maintain runway align, and the airplane touched down on the left edge of the runway with the left wing contacting a corn crop. The airplane then veered into the crop and traveled approximately 60 feet further before coming to a stop.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.