Cessna 177B N11625
18 February 2011 · Reading, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 February 2011 at about 19:15 local time, a Cessna 177B registered N11625 was involved in an accident near Reading, Pennsylvania, 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 19:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Reading, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Reading Regional (RDG)
- Coordinates
- 40.3786, -75.9653
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177B
- Registration
- N11625
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Reading → Doylestown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA11LA154
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
Inadequate maintenance inspection of the airplane which resulted in a shift of the shock mounted portion of the pilot's instrument panel, causing an interference of the pitch control during takeoff.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that the airplane accelerated and lifted off the runway normally; however, he subsequently noticed that the elevator control could not be moved. He reduced engine power and aborted the takeoff. The airplane struck the runway hard and bounced, before coming to rest. The airplane's nose gear collapsed and the firewall was substantially damaged. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the nut that secured the shock mount to the pilot's instrument panel on the right side was missing. The left side shock mount was sheared. A portion of the instrument panel had shifted downward and the directional gyro housing was in contact with a portion of the yoke control column, restricting its movement. The airplane had been operated for about 60 hours, since its most recent annual inspection, which was performed about 5 months prior to the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 177 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 2011 | Cessna 177 | Boone, North Carolina, United States | My Air, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 2011 | Cessna 177B | Honesdale, Pennsylvania, United States | Gilbert Jeffrey S | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 2011 | Cessna 177RG | Westerly, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 2011 | Cessna 177A | Ottawa, Canada | 7819986 Canada Ltd. | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Jul 2011 | Cessna 177 | Americus, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 2011 | Cessna 177RG | St Johns, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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