Cessna 177RG N33223

Summary

On 29 May 2003 at about 19:19 local time, a Cessna 177RG registered N33223 was involved in an accident near Wilmington, North Carolina, 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

29 May 2003 at 19:19

Classification

Accident

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Ocracoke Island (W95)

Coordinates

34.2689, -77.9025

Aircraft

Cessna 177RG

Registration

N33223

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ocracoke → Wilmington

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL03LA099

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. A factor was the ditch.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, upon arriving at the destination airport , he established an approach to runway 24. During the landing roll the airplane veered off the left side of the runway and collided with a ditch. Examination of the airplane revealed the left wing was buckled. The firewall and cockpit floor were also buckled. No mechanical or flight control malfunctions were reported by the pilot or found during the examination of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.