# Accident 19980127000669A: Cessna 177, New Port Richey, FL, January 27, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1998, 11:00 local time
- Place: New Port Richey, FL
- Airport: Hidden Lake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2795° N, 82.6300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2795&lon=-82.6300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30192, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30192-1998-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,375 total, 250 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL98LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980127000669A

## Narrative

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

RPM DECREASED ON CLIMBOUT. SETTLED INTO TREES. NO ANONMALIES IN ENGINE. CONDITIONS GOOD FOR CARBURETOR ICING. (-23) ON 27 JANUARY 1998, AT 11:00 EST, MR. JOHN S. RUGGIERI HOLDER OF FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE NO. 1479730 AND MR. RICHARD L. MEISMAN, HOLDER OF STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE NO. EE092409, WERE OPERATING CESSNA 177 CARDINAL N30192, OWNED BY MR. MEISMAN, ON A DUAL TRAINING FLIGHT. THE PILOTS EXECUTED A TAKEOFF FROM HIDDEN LAKES AIRPORT, X28, ON RUNWAY 23. DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB, THE ENGINE DID NOT DELIVER FULL TAKEOFF OR CLIMB POWER CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SETTLE AND CRASH INTO TREE TOPS IN A WOODED AREA ON TEH PASCO HERNANDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAMPUS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH NO INJURY TO THE PILOTS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

## 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 ATL98LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA041), Jan 27, 1998: Cessna 177 (N30192), New Port Richey, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, which led to a forced landing and collision with trees.

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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