# Accident 19980617021229A: Cessna 177B, Fallon, NV, June 17, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1998, 13:00 local time
- Place: Fallon, NV
- Airport: Fallon Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4998° N, 118.2908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4998&lon=-118.2908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34416, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34416-2012-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1F6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 316 total, 26 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980617021229A

## Narrative

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

SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF PRACTICE. DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY SLOW NOSE HIGH. STALLED. IMPACT OFF EDGE RUNWAY. FAILED LOWER NOSE. (.4)THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF, HE DRIFTED LEFT OF CENTERLINE.  HE CONTINUED CONTROLLING THE DIRECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH LEFT RUDDER INPUT.  HE STATED THAT HE WAS TOO LATE APPLYING RIGHT RUDDER INPUT TO CORRECT FOR THE LEFT DRIFT.  THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE, PROCEEDED INTO A LEFT TURN IMPACTING THE TAXIWAY.  CALM WIND CONDITIONS WERE REPORTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND NO PRE-EXISTING ANOMALIES WERE REPORTED WITH THE AIRCRAFT.                                                            (-23)ON JUNE 17, 1998 AT APPROXIMATELY 1315 HOURS, AIRCRACFT N34416, A CESSNA 177B, PILOTED BY MR. LESLIE M. JACKSON, CERTIFICATE NO. 253463358, SUSTAINED DAMAGE.  MR. JACKSON WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 03, FALLON, NV, WHILE PRACTICING A SOFT FIELD TAKE-OFF PROCEEDURE.  AS THE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED DOWN THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED A LEFT DRIFT WITH A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE AND DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CAME TO REST 35 YARDS AFTER FIRST IMPACTING THE GROUND 95 YARDS FOR RUNWAY DEPARTURE.

## 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 LAX98LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA203), Jun 17, 1998: Cessna 177B (N34416), Fallon, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of rudder controls on a short field takeoff and his failure to maintain runway alignment.

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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