# Accident 20020429008119A: Cessna 177, Locust Grove, GA, April 29, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2002, 13:00 local time
- Place: Locust Grove, GA
- Airport: Mallards Landing Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3464° N, 84.1086° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3464&lon=-84.1086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2809X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2809X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020429008119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED AT APPROX 13:00 PM ON 04/29/02, IN LOCUS GROVE, GA AT MALLARD LANDINGS (GA04) PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. PILOTS STATEMENT SAID THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 25 AND ENCOUNTERED UNEXPECTED WIND GUSTS, AND THE TAKEOFF DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT SO HE DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF TOWARDS THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND A STRONG GUST OF WIND FORCED HIM INTO THE GROUND DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT. THREE SOULS WERE ONBOARD. THE PILOT WAS JIMMY JOE GUCKIAN, PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER 2045231, AND THE PASSENGERS WERE HIS MOTHER AND FATHER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 ATL02LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA090), Apr 29, 2002: Cessna 177 (N2809X), Locust Grove, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot improper flare during an aborted takeoff, followed by an subsequent hard landing.

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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