# Accident 20051227032589A: Cessna 177RG, Locust Grove, GA, December 27, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 2005, 17:39 local time
- Place: Locust Grove, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3867° N, 84.3322° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3867&lon=-84.3322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53257, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53257-2016-09-12) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 575 total, 258 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051227032589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 27TH, 2005, AT 2239Z, AIRCRAFT N53257, MODEL CESSNA 177RG WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING FLOWN FOR PLEASURE. THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ONTO A CONSTRUCTION SITE FIELD WHEN THE PILOT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE SHUT-DOWN DURING THE FLIGHT. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT MADE THE EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE CONSTRUCTION FIELD THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SKID AND CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, FUSELAGE AND ENGINE. WHEN INTERVIEWED, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN DURING FLIGHT AFTER RUNNING ROUGH AND SLOWLY LOOSING POWER. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE PROP WAS NOT WIND MILLING WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. DURING THE ENGINE TEAR-DOWN, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE NUMBER 1 CYLINDER ROD WAS BENT AND SEPARATED FROM THE CRANKSHAFT JOURNAL. THE ROD BOLTS REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE ROD AND THE ROD SEPARATED IN THREE PIECES.

## 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 ATL06LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA028), Dec 27, 2005: Cessna 177-RG (N53257), Locust Grove, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to failure of the No.1 connecting rod bearing and separation of the No. 1 connecting rod.

## Other reports on N53257 (1)

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

- [Incident 19941209048069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941209048069I), Dec 9, 1994: Cessna 177RG (N53257), Oriska, ND. En route to msp engine vibration and power loss. Landed on hiway.NR2 cylinder failed. Pieces went thru engine case.

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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