# Accident 20041223034189A: Cessna 177RG, Phoenix, AZ, December 23, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 2004, 11:10 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix-Deer Valley Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6883° N, 112.0825° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6883&lon=-112.0825&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1JM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 2 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041223034189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ON A MAINTENANCE CHECK FLIGHT AND THAT IT WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL LANDING. HE SAID THAT WHEN THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND HE DID NOT HAVE STEERING CONTROL. HE SAID THAT HE JUST HAD TO RIDE IT OUT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL CAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE, RIGHT WING AND STABILATOR. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND NOSE GEAR WERE ALSO DAMAGED.

## 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 LAX05LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA051), Dec 23, 2004: Cessna 177RG (N1JM), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing crosswind condition and failure to maintain directional control during 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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