# Accident 20080918845169A: Cessna 177RG, Ellsworth, KS, September 18, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 2008, 18:30 local time
- Place: Ellsworth, KS
- Airport: Ellsworth Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7503° N, 98.2292° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7503&lon=-98.2292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8276G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8276G-2017-07-20) (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: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 28 total, 27 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08CA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080918845169A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DEN08CA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA156), Sep 18, 2008: Cessna 177RG (N8276G), Ellsworth, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N8276G (1)

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

- [Incident 19810816062009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810816062009I), Aug 16, 1981: Cessna 177RG (N8276G), Winfield, IA, Minor damage. Pilot making off airport landing forgot to extend landing gear.

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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