# Accident 19990531044699A: Cessna 177RG, Columbia, SC, May 31, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1999, 13:45 local time
- Place: Columbia, SC
- Airport: Columbia Metropolitan
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9906° N, 81.0799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9906&lon=-81.0799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39PC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39PC-2018-01-18) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990531044699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A/C RAN OFF RUNWAY TO THE LEFT DURING LANDING AND IMPACTED DITCH. (.4) UPON ARRIVING AT HIS REFUELING STOP, THE PILOT WAS ISSUED A LANDING CLEARANCE FOR RUNWAY 5. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WITHIN THE FIRST THIRD OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT AS THE NOSE WHEEL SETTLED TO THE RUNWAY THE AIRPLANE PULLED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. AS THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED VEERING TO THE LEFT, THE APPLICATION OF RIGHT RUDDER FAILED TO ARREST THE LEFT DRIFT. THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH. THE EXAMINATION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE DISCLOSED THAT THE AIRPLANE RESTED IN A DITCH ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. LANDING GEAR TRACKS WERE OBSERVED FROM THE EDGE OF THE PAVED RUNWAY SURFACE TO THE POINT WHERE THE AIRPLANE RESTED. EXAMINATION OF THE RUNWAY SURFACE FAILED TO DISCLOSE ANY OBVIOUS TIRE TRACKS ASSOCIATED WITH BRAKING ACTION. THE SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM ALSO FAILED TO REVEAL INTERNAL COMPONENT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR COMPONENT FAILURE WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE.

## 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 ATL99LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA100), May 31, 1999: Cessna 177RG (N39PC), Columbia, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a landing roll.

## Other reports on N39PC (3)

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

- [Incident 19820726047819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820726047819I), Jul 26, 1982: Cessna 177RG (N39PC), Holly Grove, AR, Minor damage. Aircraft veered left when it was about to lift off. Hit levee on edge and parallel to runway. Veered into ditch.
- [Incident 19810627048809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810627048809I), Jun 27, 1981: Cessna 177RG (N39PC), Holly Grove, AR, Minor damage. Put gear down got green light. Nose gear up on landing. Wire broken between micro switch and light.
- [Incident 19800618055429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800618055429I), Jun 18, 1980: Cessna 177RG (N39PC), Mcgehee, AR, Minor damage. Overshot landing, ran off end of runway.

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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