# Accident 20100116026299A: Cessna 177RG, Cedar Rapids, IA, January 16, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 2010, 19:40 local time
- Place: Cedar Rapids, IA
- Airport: Eastern Iowa Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8847° N, 91.7108° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8847&lon=-91.7108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53120, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53120-2010-03-10) (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: LYCOMING IO-360-A1B6D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 341 total, 107 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100116026299A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT RECEIVED HIS INSTRUMENT RATING 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT RECEIVED A WEATHER BREIFING FROM FLIGHT SERVICE JUST PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FROM BATAVIA, OHIO (I69) WITH A DESTINATION OF MONTICELLO, IA (MXO). THE PILOT DEVIATED TO CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (KCID) DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS AT MXO. THE PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR THE ILS TO RUNWAY 090 AND PERFORMED A MISSED APPROACH ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE ILS 090  APPROACH AT CID AND APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE FROM THE THRESHOLD, DESCENDED BELOW THE GLIDE PATH AND CRASHED INTO THE GROUND. INFORMATION RETRIEVED FROM THE HANDHELD GPS INDICATED A LEFT TURN AND A DECENT RATE OF GREATER THAN 1000 FT/MIN. AT IMPACT. THE ENERGY PATH OF THE CRASH WAS GREATER THAN 90 DEGREES FROM THE RUNWAY HEADING. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT (WIND 160 AT 7KTS TEMPERATURE -4C DEW POINT -4C AND MIST THE CEILING WAS 200 FT OVERCAST WITH 2 1/2 MILE VISIBLITY) .

## 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 CEN10LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA103), Jan 17, 2010: Cessna 177RG (N53120), Cedar Rapids, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while flying an instrument approach. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in actual instrument conditions.

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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