# Accident 20090731017609A: Cessna 177RG, Black River Fa, WI, July 31, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2009, 10:54 local time
- Place: Black River Fa, WI
- Airport: Black River Falls Area
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2909° N, 90.8408° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2909&lon=-90.8408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2108Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2108Q-2010-03-10) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 375 total, 23 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA487](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA487) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090731017609A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 31, 2009, AT 10:54 CDT, THE PILOT OF A CESSNA 177RG STRUCK A HOUSE WHILE ATTEMPTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE BLACK RIVER FALLS WI.  THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO BROKEN #2 CYLINDER PISTON CONNECTING ROD.  THE PLEASURE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS DEPARTING FLYING CLOUD FIELD, EDEN PRAIRE, MN WITH A DESTINATION AIRPORT OF WITTMAN FIELD, OSHKOSH WI.  THE PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES BUT THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT EXPERIENCED HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE WHILE AT HIS CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 6,000' AND REQUEST A LOWER ALTITUDE FROM MSP CENTER AT 4,000 FEET ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE PILOT CONTACTED MSP DECLARING THAT HE WAS DIVERTING TO THE BLACK RIVER FALLS.  MSP LOST CONTACT WITH THE AIRCRAFT AND NOTIFIED JACKSON COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT WHO RESPONDED TO THE SCENE.

## 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 CEN09LA487](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA487), Jul 31, 2009: Cessna 177RG (N2108Q), Black River Falls, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during cruise due to the number two cylinder piston connecting rod failure for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N2108Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19920527024489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920527024489I), May 27, 1992: Cessna 177RG (N2108Q), St Cloud, MN. Had a landing gear extension failure. Emergency procedures used. Landed safely. Nose gear hydraulic upline had failed

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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