Cessna 177B N16185

Summary

On 4 October 2022 at about 15:50 local time, a Cessna 177B registered N16185, operated by Ness Richard J, was involved in an accident near Coleman, Florida, 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.

Date

4 October 2022 at 15:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Coleman, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Freeflight Intl (2FA6)

Coordinates

28.8042, -82.0689

Aircraft

Cessna 177B

Registration

N16185

Category

Airplane

Year built

1976

Engines

1

Operator

Ness Richard J

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Carrollton → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA23LA004

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain an appropriate final approach airspeed, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a fence.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, while landing at an unfamiliar airport, he landed with excessive airspeed and touched down too far down the runway to safely stop. The airplane subsequently departed the grass runway and impacted a fence. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.