# Accident 20100801055459A: Cessna 177B, Middlebury, VT, August 1, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2010, 11:40 local time
- Place: Middlebury, VT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0450° N, 72.7105° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0450&lon=-72.7105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34641, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34641-2010-08-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 415 total, 290 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA388) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100801055459A

## Narrative

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

INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PILOT PERFORMED A NORMAL RUN-UP WHICH INDICATED ALL OF THE AIRPLANES SYSTEMS WERE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY.  PILOT OVERLOOKED TWO ITEMS ON THE CHECKLIST:  PROPER POSITION OF WING AND COWL FLAPS.  PILOT SELECTED THE FOLLOWING (WING FLAPS, UP AND COWL FLAPS CLOSED)PILOT FELT AIRCRAFT WAS NOT PERFORMING AS IT SHOULD AND ABORTED TAKEOFF.AIRCRAFT SKIDED 1,470 FEET ON THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY.  PILOT AND PASSENGER ESCAPED THROUGH BAGGAGE DOOR AND SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 ERA10CA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA388), Aug 1, 2010: Cessna 177B (N34641), Middleberry, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s delayed decision to abort the takeoff.

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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