# Accident 20010908025789A: Cessna 177RG, Saint George, UT, September 8, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 2001, 14:00 local time
- Place: Saint George, UT
- Airport: Saint George Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1800° N, 113.6008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1800&lon=-113.6008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52043, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52043-2013-04-01) (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 DEN01LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010908025789A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2001, AT 1400 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 177RG, N52043, DEPARTED THE WEST SIDE OF RUNWAY 16/34 AT ST. GEORGE, UTAH, DURING LANDING ROLL, AND NOSED OVER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND HIS STUDENT WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS A LOCAL AREA INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT BEING FLOWN UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED ST. GEORGE AT 1330. ACCORDING TO PRELIMINARY INFORMATION, FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT SAID HE HAD SOME UNSPECIFIED BRAKE PROBLEMS AND WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING ROLL. (-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED RUNWAY 16 AT SGU. BOTH PILOTS STATED TOUCHDOWN WAS APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY DOWN RUNWAY. SECOND PILOT (RECEIVING INSTRUCTION) AT THE CONTROLS REPORTED NO BRAKES AFTER TOUCHDOWN. FIRST PILOT (GIVING INSTRUCTION) TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY NEAR THE END TO THE RIGHT AND FLIPPED OVER DOWN A SLOPE COMING TO REST INVERTED. SKID MARKS OF BOTH MAIN TIRES WERE OBSERVED ON RUNWAY NEAR REPORTED BRAKING POINT AND WHERE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY. AIRCRA                                                FT FLAP SETTING WAS NOTED TO BE 0 DEGREES AFTER THE ACCIDENT. AIRCRAFT RIGHT WHEEL DAMAGE, INCLUDING DAMAGE TO BRAKE AND BRAKE LINE APPEARED TO OCCUR AFTER THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION OF BRAKE SYSTEM REVEALED NO OTHER 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 DEN01LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA160), Sep 8, 2001: Cessna 177RG (N52043), St. George, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: brake system failure for reasons undetermined, which resulted in a loss of control on landing.

## Other reports on N52043 (1)

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

- [Incident 19910625053039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910625053039I), Jun 25, 1991: Cessna 177RG (N52043), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. Lost oil pressure in flight. Emergency landing short of airport. NR4 rod exited crankcase.

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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