20070708019949A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177 · Danbury, WI · July 8, 2007

Date
July 8, 2007 · 11:00 local
Place
Danbury, WI
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2292Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI07LA249
Reported as
Cessna 177
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
822 total569 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) A pilot, taking off out of voyager village's private airport, aborted his take off thinking that his aircraft wasn't climbing at a normal rate. In an attempt to land the airplane on the remaining runway, the airplane hit the ground with enough impact to bend the sheet metal around the fire wall. The aircraft's propeller, the underside of the tail and the left wing tip were also damaged. The pilot and passengers walked away without injury.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A PILOT, TAKING OFF OUT OF VOYAGER VILLAGE'S PRIVATE AIRPORT, ABORTED HIS TAKE OFF THINKING THAT HIS AIRCRAFT WASN'T CLIMBING AT A NORMAL RATE. IN AN ATTEMPT TO LAND THE AIRPLANE ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE HIT THE GROUND WITH ENOUGH IMPACT TO BEND THE SHEET METAL AROUND THE FIRE WALL. THE AIRCRAFT'S PROPELLER, THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TAIL AND THE LEFT WING TIP WERE ALSO DAMAGED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS WALKED AWAY WITHOUT INJURY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.