# Accident 20040214003499A: Cessna 177, Sturgis, MI, February 14, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 2004, 17:24 local time
- Place: Sturgis, MI
- Airport: Kirsch Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8124° N, 85.4306° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8124&lon=-85.4306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3468T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3468T) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 133 total, 44 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040214003499A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS REPORTED AS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. DURING LANDING THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HIS AIRCRAFT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND AND SLID OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 18. WINDS WERE REPORTED AS 280 AT 5 KNOTS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 CHI04LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA076), Feb 14, 2004: Cessna 177 (N3468T), Sturgis, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent raising of flaps resulting in a loss of lift and his failure to maintain aircraft control resulting in a dragging of the wing.

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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