# Accident 19980905022719A: Cessna 177RG, Covington, GA, September 5, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1998, 11:15 local time
- Place: Covington, GA
- Airport: Covington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6322° N, 83.8466° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COVINGTON MUNI (CVC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6322&lon=-83.8466&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2679V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2679V-2018-03-21) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 152 total, 40 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980905022719A

## Narrative

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

ACFT REPORTED ENGINE PROBLEMS AND REQUESTED THE CLOSEST FIELD FOR LANDING, THE ACFT THEN REPORTED ENGINE FAILURE AND LANDED IN FIELD WEST OF ATLANTA. (-23) IN CRUISE FLIGHT THE PILOT NOTICED OIL PRESSURE GO TO ZERO. HE WAS IN CONTACT WITH ATLANTA APPROACH CONTROL AND REQUESTED VECTORS TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT. HEADING TOWARD COVINGTON, GA (9A1) WITH THE FIELD IN SIGHT THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND THEN SUDDENLY QUIT. MAKING A LOT OF NOISE, THE PILOT STATED ALL OF THIS TOOK PLACE WITHIN APPROXIMATELY FIVE (5) MINUTES. HE COULD NOT MAKE THE AIRPORT AND LANDED IN A GRASSY OPEN FIELD. BUT STRUCK TWO CONCRETE FENCE POSTS WITH THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AS HE CAME OVER A HILL IN THE ROLLING TERRAIN. THE PILOT DID A GOOD JOB OF LANDING AND RECEIVED NO INJURIES.

## 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 MIA98LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA242), Sep 5, 1998: Cessna 177RG (N2679V), Covington, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: slippage of the No. 3 connecting rod bearing resulting in blockage of the oil port, oil starvation, and subsequent connecting rod failure. A factor was the fence.

## Other reports on N2679V (1)

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

- [Incident 19800916068579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800916068579I), Sep 16, 1980: Cessna 177RG (N2679V), Williamsburg, VA, Minor damage. Landed with gear extended but not locked down. Found broken hydraulic hose.

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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