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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177RG · Ellsworth, KS · September 18, 2008

Date: September 18, 2008 · 18:30 local
Place: Ellsworth, KS
Airport: Ellsworth Municipal
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8276G
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN08CA156
Reported as: Cessna 177RG
Reported engine: Continental IO360*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 28 total27 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

N8276GRegistration cancelled Jul 20, 2017 · Cessna 177RGS/N 177RG0176 · Built 1971 Airframe modelCessna 177RG Engine modelLycoming IO-360-A1B6DReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Student pilot/owner was practicing takeoff and landings. On the third landing, the student pilot stated the aircraft started to pull to the left. The pilot then tried to counter act with right brake and rudder. The correction was too late. Upon leaving the runway, the aircraft struck a ditch collapsing the nosewheel, followed by a prop strike and the right wingtip impacted the ground.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STUDENT PILOT/OWNER WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS. ON THE THIRD LANDING, THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO PULL TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT THEN TRIED TO COUNTER ACT WITH RIGHT BRAKE AND RUDDER. THE CORRECTION WAS TOO LATE. UPON LEAVING THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DITCH COLLAPSING THE NOSEWHEEL, FOLLOWED BY A PROP STRIKE AND THE RIGHT WINGTIP IMPACTED THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB DEN08CA156Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportEllsworth, KSThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.Sep 18, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8276G · 1

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

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