# Accident 19981228046119A: Cessna 177, Immokalee, FL, December 28, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1998, 15:25 local time
- Place: Immokalee, FL
- Airport: Immokalee Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.4337° N, 81.4005° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at IMMOKALEE RGNL (IMM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.4337&lon=-81.4005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3293T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3293T-2013-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,558 total, 25 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981228046119A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE STUDENT PILOT INITIATED A TOUCH AND GO AFTER LANDING. THE AIRPLANE WAS SLOW TO ACCELERATE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER THE FLIGHT CONTROLS. HE ENSURED THE CARBURETOR HEAT WAS OFF AND RAISED THE FLAPS UP TO 20-DEGREES. HE ROTATED THE AIRPLANE ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY, AND RAISED THE FLAPS TO 10-DEGREES. HE ADJUSTED THE AIRPLANE TO CLIMB ATTITUDE UPON REACHING 60 MPH, AND RAISED THE FLAPS TO THE FULL UP POSITION. THE AIRPLANE REACHED ABOUT 50 FEET, AND STARTED TO LOSE POWER IN A HIGH SINK RATE. THE CFI APPLIED AFT PRESSURE ON THE CONTROL YOKE TO MAINTAIN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY VERY HARD. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATED, AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP. LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL CHECKED THE FUEL LEVELS BY TURNING ON THE MASTER SWITCH. THE LEFT FUEL TANK REGISTERED NO FUEL, AND THE RIGHT FUEL TANK SHOWED ABOUT AN EIGHTH OF A TANK OF FUEL. AN AIRFRAME AND POWERPLANT MECHANIC DRAINED THE FUEL TANKS TO DETERMINE THE REMAINING FUEL QUANTITY. ABOUT 2 GALLONS OF FUEL WAS REMAINING. THE TOTAL FUEL CAPACITY IS 49 GALLONS. THE FLIGHT MANUAL STATES USEABLE FUEL IN EACH BAY FOR ALL FLIGHT CONDITIONS IS        24 GALLONS WHEN COMPLETELY FILLED. (-23) SEE NARRATIVE #MIA99LA060

## 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 MIA99LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA060), Dec 28, 1998: Cessna 177 (N3293T), Immokalee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The certified flight instructor's inadequate supervision and his inadequate management of the fuel, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.

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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