Cessna 177 N29650
4 May 2008 · Bellefontaine, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 May 2008 at about 22:15 local time, a Cessna 177 registered N29650 was involved in an accident near Bellefontaine, Ohio, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 22:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bellefontaine, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bellefontaine Regional (EDJ)
- Coordinates
- 40.3722, -83.8189
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177
- Registration
- N29650
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bellefontaine → Bellefontaine
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI08CA120
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the aborted landing. Contributing to the accident was the fence.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that during the landing the airplane bounced twice and he elected to abort the landing. He said that after adding full power and retracting the flaps he lost directional control to the left. He stated that he tried to get the airplane back into the air but could not get sufficient airspeed and the airplane settled back to the ground and struck the airport perimeter fence. The pilot reported no mechanical failure or malfunction.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 177 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 2008 | Cessna 177 | Bluffton, South Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 2008 | Cessna 177A | Rhinelander, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 2008 | Cessna 177B | Perugia, Italy | Avmar | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Jan 2008 | Cessna 177 | Picayune, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 2008 | Cessna 177RG | Redding, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 2008 | Cessna 177B | Truckee, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
All 1,744 records for this type
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