# Accident 20110218002499A: Cessna 177B, Reading, PA, February 18, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 2011, 14:02 local time
- Place: Reading, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3786° N, 75.9653° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3786&lon=-75.9653&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11625, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11625) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,237 total, 100 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110218002499A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED A NORMAL T.O. ROLL. AIRCRAFT STARTED TO LIFT INTO THE AIR, PILOT WENT TO PULL BACK WITH NO MOVEMENT ON THE CONTROL YOKE. PILOT BELIVES AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT 30 FEET IN THE AIR, WHEN HE PULLED POWER OFF CAUSING THE NOSE TO DROP. HITTING THE RUNWAY. PILOT APPLIED POWER LIFTING THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT BACK UP AND AIRCRAFT INTO THE AIR. REDUCED POWER; LET AIRCRAFT COME BACK TO THE RUNWAY CREATING A PILOT INDUCED OSSILATION OF 6 CYCLES. AIRCRAFT COMING TO REST ON THE RUNWAY WITH THE NOSE GEAR FORK CASTING BROKEN AND WHEEL ON IT'S SIDE SLIDING ON 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 ERA11LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA154), Feb 18, 2011: Cessna 177B (N11625), Reading, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Inadequate maintenance inspection of the airplane which resulted in a shift of the shock mounted portion of the pilot's instrument panel, causing an interference of the pitch control during 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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