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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177A · Sauk Centre, MN · June 6, 2014

Date: June 6, 2014 · 09:45 local
Place: Sauk Centre, MN
Airport: Sauk Centre Municipal
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N30537
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN14LA279
Reported as: Cessna 177A
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,350 total310 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

N30537Registration cancelled May 30, 2018 · Cessna 177AS/N 17701309 · Built 1968 Airframe modelCessna 177A Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

While attempting to land on runway 32 at Sauk Centre, MN airport (D39) aircraft bounced twice. Pilot decided to initiate a go around after second bounce. On initial climb out on go around, aircraft turned to the left and started loosing altitude. According to the pilot the yoke was pulled all the way back and the throttle was full in and he was applying right rudder to attempt to correct the left turn. The pilot stated that the aircraft appeared to be developing power. Aircraft contacted the ground approximately 300 yards west of and 700 yards down runway 32 on a southerly heading and nosed over ending up on its back.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 32 AT SAUK CENTRE, MN AIRPORT (D39) AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWICE. PILOT DECIDED TO INITIATE A GO AROUND AFTER SECOND BOUNCE. ON INITIAL CLIMB OUT ON GO AROUND, AIRCRAFT TURNED TO THE LEFT AND STARTED LOOSING ALTITUDE. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE YOKE WAS PULLED ALL THE WAY BACK AND THE THROTTLE WAS FULL IN AND HE WAS APPLYING RIGHT RUDDER TO ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE LEFT TURN. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE DEVELOPING POWER. AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 300 YARDS WEST OF AND 700 YARDS DOWN RUNWAY 32 ON A SOUTHERLY HEADING AND NOSED OVER ENDING UP ON ITS BACK.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CEN14LA279Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSauk Centre, MNThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle-of-attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to retract the flaps after beginning the go-around.Jun 6, 2014 · Substantial damage