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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177RG · Lansing, MI · November 27, 2012

Date
November 27, 2012 · 19:04 local
Place
Lansing, MI
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1912Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN13LA076
Reported as
Cessna 177RG
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
3
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft engine on climbout lost power. Pilot landed at the end of the departure runway (no turns) and was unable to fully extend main gear prior to touchdown. Further investigation showed that in the configuration recovered fuel flow could not be established. Reselection of right fuel tank dislodged an apparant blockage. Flow was then available in left, both and right tanks selected. Engine was run succesfully and was capable of power output.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT ENGINE ON CLIMBOUT LOST POWER. PILOT LANDED AT THE END OF THE DEPARTURE RUNWAY (NO TURNS) AND WAS UNABLE TO FULLY EXTEND MAIN GEAR PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT IN THE CONFIGURATION RECOVERED FUEL FLOW COULD NOT BE ESTABLISHED. RESELECTION OF RIGHT FUEL TANK DISLODGED AN APPARANT BLOCKAGE. FLOW WAS THEN AVAILABLE IN LEFT, BOTH AND RIGHT TANKS SELECTED. ENGINE WAS RUN SUCCESFULLY AND WAS CAPABLE OF POWER OUTPUT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.