# Accident 20101206053969A: Cessna 177B, North Vernon, IN, December 6, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 2010, 22:30 local time
- Place: North Vernon, IN
- Airport: Aerobatic Practice Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9244° N, 85.9083° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9244&lon=-85.9083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N888VM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N888VM) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,950 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101206053969A

## Narrative

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

THE PIC AND TWO PASSENGERS DEPARTED AT NIGHT FROM A LIGHTED PRIVATE GRASS AIRPORT.   THE RUNWAY WAS SNOW COVERED AND THE WINDS WERE FROM THE WEST AT THE TIME OF DEPARTURE.  SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION THE AIRCRAFT HIT A HIGH TENSILE WIRE FENCE IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE EAST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PIC STATED THAT THAT FLIGHT CONTROL RESPONSE WAS LARGELY NOMINAL AND ELECTED TO LAND AT A NEARBY PUBLIC FIELD. THE FAA INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD EXPERIENCED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE OUTER 29 INCHES OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STABILATOR WAS TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE STABILATOR WAS TORQUED AND PUSHED FORWARD.  BOTH MAIN GEAR LEGS WERE DAMAGED AND THE WHEEL SKIRTS WERE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR MISSING.  THE UPPER RIGHT SURFACE OF THE VERTICAL TAIL HAD BEEN DAMAGED; THE RIGHT VOR ANTENNA WAS MISSING AS WELL AS THE RUDDER TOP CAP/LIGHT.

## 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 CEN11CA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA123), Dec 7, 2010: Cessna 177B (N888VM), Seymour, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while taking off with a gusting wind.

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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