Cessna 177 N2279Y

Summary

On 20 June 2003 at about 00:20 local time, a Cessna 177 registered N2279Y was involved in an accident near Woodland, Washington, 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

20 June 2003 at 00:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Woodland, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Woodland State (WA71)

Coordinates

45.9017, -122.7431

Aircraft

Cessna 177

Registration

N2279Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Woodland → Woodland

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA03CA112

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's premature liftoff and his failure to maintain/obtain airspeed and directional control during takeoff.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot reported that he was attempting a short field takeoff from runway 14. He reported that the airplane's acceleration for takeoff was normal, however, shortly after liftoff the airplane settled back on to the runway. The pilot continued the takeoff and the airplane became airborne a second time. The pilot estimated that the airplane's speed was approximately 50 mph when the airplane became airborne the second time. Shortly after becoming airborne, the airplane yawed to the left and began to settle back to the ground. The pilot reported that the airplane settled approximately 100 feet to the left of the runway. When the airplane contacted terrain a second time, the right main landing gear and nose gear collapsed.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.