# Accident 20110923023639A: Cessna 177, Rock Springs, WY, September 23, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2011, 10:05 local time
- Place: Rock Springs, WY
- Airport: Rock Springs-Sweetwater County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5883° N, 109.0267° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5883&lon=-109.0267&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3152T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3152T-2012-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,300 total, 7 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA463](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA463) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110923023639A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:05 MDT, N3152T, A CESSNA MODEL 177 AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN OFF FIELD LANDING AFTER DEPARTURE FROM ROCK SPRINGS (KRKS) AIRPORT, WY.  THERE WAS NO INJURIES TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD.  WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC.

## 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 WPR11LA463](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA463), Sep 23, 2011: Cessna 177 (N3152T), Rock Springs, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not lean the fuel mixture prior to takeoff, which resulted in the engine's inability to attain sufficient power due to the rich mixture, and his inadequate preflight planning.

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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