# Accident 20010421008119A: Cessna 177RG, Seattle, WA, April 21, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2001, 12:06 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Boeing Field-King County International
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 47.5792° N, 122.2994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5792&lon=-122.2994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8283G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8283G-2001-07-02) (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 SEA01LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010421008119A

## Narrative

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

(-23)FOLLOWING AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE PILOT AND MECHANIC TOOK OFF AIRCRAFT TO CHECK OPERATION WITH NEW WING INSTALLATION. DURING TAKE OFF AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED RIGHT CROSS WIND, PILOT ATTWMPTED TO CORRECT FOR CROSS WIND WITH CONTROLS, CONTROLS RESPONDED BACKWARD AND AIRCRAFT HIT RUNWAY AND SKIDDED INTO A PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 SEA01LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA075), Apr 21, 2001: Cessna 177RG (N8283G), Seattle, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the reverse rigging of the aileron flight control system resulting in aileron deflections opposite that of the pilot's inputs which lead to an uncontrolled descent into the terrain. Factors include…

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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