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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177RG · Tocsin, IN · May 28, 1998

Date: May 28, 1998 · 18:30 local
Place: Tocsin, IN
Airport: The Lazy K Airport
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1849Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI98LA179
Reported as: Cessna 177RG
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 192 total14 in this make and model

N1849QRegistration cancelled Dec 5, 1998 · Cessna 177RGS/N 177RG0249 Airframe modelCessna 177RG Engine modelLycoming IO-360-A1B6DReciprocating

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What happened

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Impacted terrain shortly after takeoff. No further info. (.4)the pilot stated the engine was running normally, but the airplane did not seem to want to climb during the takeoff. The pilot stated he raised the landing gear near the end of the runway at which time the stall horn activated. He then raised the flaps from 10 degrees to fully retracted and made a turn to avoid wires ahead of him. He stated the airplane then 'mushed' into the terrain. Post accident inspection of the airplane and engine failed to reveal any reason why the airplane would not have been capable of obtaining a normal rate of climb during the takeoff.

As the FAA filed it

IMPACTED TERRAIN SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. NO FURTHER INFO. (.4)THE PILOT STATED THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING NORMALLY, BUT THE AIRPLANE DID NOT SEEM TO WANT TO CLIMB DURING THE TAKEOFF. THE PILOT STATED HE RAISED THE LANDING GEAR NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY AT WHICH TIME THE STALL HORN ACTIVATED. HE THEN RAISED THE FLAPS FROM 10 DEGREES TO FULLY RETRACTED AND MADE A TURN TO AVOID WIRES AHEAD OF HIM. HE STATED THE AIRPLANE THEN 'MUSHED' INTO THE TERRAIN. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE AND ENGINE FAILED TO REVEAL ANY REASON WHY THE AIRPLANE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN CAPABLE OF OBTAINING A NORMAL RATE OF CLIMB DURING THE TAKEOFF.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI98LA179Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTocsin, INthe pilot's failure to obtain adequate airspeed during the takeoff climb and the resulting inadvertant stall. A factor in the accident was the pilot's premature raising of the flaps.May 28, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1849Q · 1

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

Incident 19970702016679IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Steubenville, OHNarrative: during taxi after landing, pilot taxied on taxi way, made a turn in grass and aircraft collided with a sign. Aircraft had minor damage. No one was injured.Jul 2, 1997 · Minor damage