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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 177 · Bellefontaine, OH · May 4, 2008

Date
May 4, 2008 · 18:30 local
Place
Bellefontaine, OH
Airport
Bellefontaine Regional
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N29650
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI08CA120
Reported as
Cessna 177
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
86 total10 in this make and model4 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) The pilot, privacy data omitted, was landing at Bellefontaine Regional Airport (edj) runway 7 at approximately 1830 local. At 1830 the weather was winds calm, visibility greater than 10, a few clouds at 4700 and the temperature dewpoint 14/3. Just prior to and after the time of the landing the winds showed a slight tailwind of approximately six knots. privacy data omitted Stated that he bounced on landing and he decided to go around. He selected full throttle and flaps up. The aircraft veered to the left exiting the runway at approximately a 70 degree angle. He became temporarily airborne due to descending landscape. He contacted the ground as the land began to rise. He went through a 10 foot cyclone fence with full throttle destroying the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS LANDING AT BELLEFONTAINE REGIONAL AIRPORT (EDJ) RUNWAY 7 AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 LOCAL. AT 1830 THE WEATHER WAS WINDS CALM, VISIBILITY GREATER THAN 10, A FEW CLOUDS AT 4700 AND THE TEMPERATURE DEWPOINT 14/3. JUST PRIOR TO AND AFTER THE TIME OF THE LANDING THE WINDS SHOWED A SLIGHT TAILWIND OF APPROXIMATELY SIX KNOTS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE BOUNCED ON LANDING AND HE DECIDED TO GO AROUND. HE SELECTED FULL THROTTLE AND FLAPS UP. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT EXITING THE RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY A 70 DEGREE ANGLE. HE BECAME TEMPORARILY AIRBORNE DUE TO DESCENDING LANDSCAPE. HE CONTACTED THE GROUND AS THE LAND BEGAN TO RISE. HE WENT THROUGH A 10 FOOT CYCLONE FENCE WITH FULL THROTTLE DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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