Cessna 177 N3152T
23 September 2011 · Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 September 2011 at about 16:05 local time, a Cessna 177 registered N3152T, operated by Phillip M. Prigmore, was involved in an accident near Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States. One person was 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 16:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rock Springs Airport (RKS)
- Coordinates
- 41.5883, -109.0267
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177
- Registration
- N3152T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Phillip M. Prigmore
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Rock Springs → Alva
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR11LA463
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot did not lean the fuel mixture prior to takeoff, which resulted in the engine's inability to attain sufficient power due to the rich mixture, and his inadequate preflight planning.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, he leaned the mixture in order to start the engine, but he did not lean the mixture prior to takeoff and did not remember using the Before Takeoff checklist. Shortly after takeoff and during the initial climb, the engine power was smooth and strong, but, about 500 feet above ground level, the engine started vibrating and the airplane began to lose altitude. Not being able to return to the airport, the pilot made an emergency off-field landing. During the landing roll, the left main landing gear impacted a hole or a berm, which resulted in the collapse of the left main gear. A postaccident engine run revealed no anomalies with the engine that would have precluded normal operation. The airplane’s owner’s manual notes that, for maximum rate-of-climb performance at airports above 5,000 feet, the mixture control should be leaned. The elevation of the airport was 6,764 feet. The density altitude at the time of the accident was calculated to be 7,907 feet.
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 | - |
All 1,744 records for this type
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