# Accident 20040829035459A: Cessna 177, Warrenton, VA, August 29, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2004, 11:05 local time
- Place: Warrenton, VA
- Airport: Warrenton-Fauquier Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5869° N, 77.7114° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5869&lon=-77.7114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2975X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2975X-2007-11-30) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 392 total, 10 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04CA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040829035459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 14 AT W66. LANDED LONG THEN ATTEMPTED TO EXECUTE A REJECTED LANDING. DURING THE TAKEOFF ATTEMPT THE TAIL OF AIRCRAFT STRUCK GROUND AT AN EMBANKMENT. THE VERTICAL STABILIZER, RUDDER AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED NOSE DOWN AND THE PROP STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 NYC04CA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA200), Aug 29, 2004: Cessna 177 (N2975X), Warrenton, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's incorrect aborted landing procedure, which resulted in a collision with terrain.

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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