# Accident 19960519046949A: Cessna 177RG, Westminster, MD, May 19, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1996, 15:30 local time
- Place: Westminster, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5697° N, 77.0000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5697&lon=-77.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35082, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35082-2015-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD96LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960519046949A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-16) ON ROLL OUT THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WENT OFF THE RUNWAY. THE EMPENNAGE STRUCK THE DISTANCE REMAINING SIGN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD96LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA093), May 19, 1996: Cessna 177RG (N35082), Westminster, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing. A factor in this accident was the CFI-rated pilot/passenger's inattention.

## Other reports on N35082 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19871122073689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871122073689I), Nov 22, 1987: Cessna 177RG (N35082), Frederick, MD, Minor damage. On a demonstration flight. Forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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