# Accident 19990710008689A: Cessna 177RG, Jasper, AL, July 10, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 10, 1999, 01:15 local time - Place: Jasper, AL - Airport: Walker County Bevill Field - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 33.8205° N, 87.2891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8205&lon=-87.2891&mi=10 - Aircraft: N2619V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2619V-1999-09-29) (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: LYC IO360A1B6 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 168 total, 131 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA194) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990710008689A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. WITH ENGINE RUNNINS, ACFT LOST ALL ELECTRIC POWER, RWY AT JFX WAS UNLIT, ACFT IMPACTED TREES CLIMBING OUT AFTER BALKED LANDING ATTEMPT. 1 MINOR INJUREY. (.4)ABOUT 22 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT THE PILOT SAID THE AIRPLANE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BECAME INOPERATIVE, RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO ACTIVATE THE RUNWAY LIGHTS AT THE AIRPORT, BECAUSE THE AIRPLANE'S RADIOS WERE INOPERATIVE, AND HE COULD NOT ACTIVATE THE RUNWAY LIGHTING SYSTEM. THE PILOT STATED HE FOUND THE AIRPORT, BUT COULD NOT SEE THE RUNWAY. HE DECIDED TO LAND WITHOUT ANY LIGHTS. HE ADJUSTED THE FLAPS TO NO AVAIL, BECAUSE THE FLAPS WERE ELECTRIC. JUST BEFORE TOUCHING DOWN HE COULD SEE THE WHITE STRIPS ON THE RUNWAY TO HIS LEFT. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN, BUT THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR WAS OFF THE RUNWAY ON THE GRASS. HE APPLIED POWER TO MAKE A SECOND ATTEMPT. ON THE SECOND LANDING, WHEN HE SAW THE WHITE STRIPS, HE WAS 'RIGHT ON THEM,' FLARED, BUT BOUNCED, AND THE AIRPLANE FLOATED. WHEN HE TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN, 'THE PLANE FELT AS IF IT WAS SK IDDING SIDEWAYS,' AND HE DECIDED TO GO AROUND AGAIN. HE SAID, 'I GUESS I MUST HAVE BECOME SOMEWHAT DISORIENTED, AS I BANKED LEFT MUCH TOO SOON THINKING I REMEMBER TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. AT THAT MOMENT I SAW THE OUTLINES OF TREE TOPS IN FRONT OF ME. I TRIED TO PICK THE LOWEST POINT, BUT STRUCK ONE. THE PLANE BEGAN TO TUMBLE, AND THE I WAS ON THE GROUND HANGING UPSIDE DOWN FROM THE SEAT BELT.' A TEST RUN WAS PERFORMED ON THE ENGINE AND NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND. THE ALTERNATOR AND VOLTAGE REGULATOR WERE TESTED, AND BOTH UNITS BENCH CHECKED WITH NO DEFECTS. ## 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 MIA99LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA194), Jul 10, 1999: Cessna 177RG (N2619V), Jasper, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot inadvertently became disoriented and misjudged his position on the runway/airport, which resulted in him turning the airplane too soon, and subsequently impacting with a tree. Factors in… ## Other reports on N2619V (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19950623020349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950623020349I), Jun 23, 1995: Cessna 177RG (N2619V), Mariposa, CA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed landing. Had three green lights. Determination pending. - [Incident 19910613025139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910613025139I), Jun 13, 1991: Cessna 177RG (N2619V), Fresno, CA, Minor damage. Unable to lower landing gear. Landed with gear up. Found a leak in hydraulic line. No hydraulic fluid. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.