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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177RG · Sikeston, MO · August 15, 2001

Date: August 15, 2001 · 21:06 local
Place: Sikeston, MO
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N27JS
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI01LA283
Reported as: Cessna 177RG
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N27JSRegistered now · Cessna 177RGS/N 177RG0629 · Built 1974 Airframe modelCessna 177RG Engine modelLycoming IO-360-A1B6DReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot privacy data omitted departed Sikeston memorial municipal (sik) rwy 2 with approximately 3 hours of fuel headed to cape girardeau (cgi), for a fuel stop, then to greenwood, in (hfy). After departure from sik the aircraft climbed to approximately 500 ft, when the engine lost power. Pilot privacy data omitted stated that he attempted to return to the airport, but was unable to make it back to the airport. The pilot then made an emergency landing in a field. The aircraft received ground impact damage to right main gear which separated gear strut, the nose landing gear was damaged, the firewall was bent, the right wing rear spar was bent, both wing tips were bent, the aft fuselage was bent, there was damage to the horizontal stabilizer and elevator. The investigation revealed that there was chaffing on three of the magneto wires which may have caused a loss of power due to a miss fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED SIKESTON MEMORIAL MUNICIPAL (SIK) RWY 2 WITH APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS OF FUEL HEADED TO CAPE GIRARDEAU (CGI), FOR A FUEL STOP, THEN TO GREENWOOD, IN (HFY). AFTER DEPARTURE FROM SIK THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 500 FT, WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT, BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT BACK TO THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT THEN MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED GROUND IMPACT DAMAGE TO RIGHT MAIN GEAR WHICH SEPARATED GEAR STRUT, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS DAMAGED, THE FIREWALL WAS BENT, THE RIGHT WING REAR SPAR WAS BENT, BOTH WING TIPS WERE BENT, THE AFT FUSELAGE WAS BENT, THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THERE WAS CHAFFING ON THREE OF THE MAGNETO WIRES WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A LOSS OF POWER DUE TO A MISS FIRE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI01LA283Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSikeston, MOThe loss of engine power during the initial climb due to fuel contamination, water. A factor relating to the accident was the trees.Aug 16, 2001 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N27JS · 2

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

Incident 20050517013279IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Indianapolis, IN(-23) Aircraft landed on runway 19 at the Greenwood Municipal Airport (hfy) had the nose gear collapse while exiting the runway.May 17, 2005 · Minor damage Incident 20040214002359ILevel Off Touchdown · Indianapolis, IN(-23) On February 14, 2004 N27JS, a Cessna 177RG operated by [privacy data omitted] landed gear up at Greenwood Municipal Airport. [privacy data omitted] Was out on a local pleasure flight. He said that on his approach to Greenwood he smelled smoke (like…Feb 14, 2004 · Minor damage