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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177B · Grass Valley, CA · July 2, 2014

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Date: July 2, 2014 · 09:30 local
Place: Grass Valley, CA
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N30727
Reported as: Cessna 177B
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,125 total1,414 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N30727Registered now · Cessna 177BS/N 17701426 · Built 1969 Airframe modelCessna 177B 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.

Aircraft ran off runway and into a ditch during touch and go landings when pilots foot became lodged in the rudder pedals. This pilot had not flown in the last 11 months and was completing his 3rd takeoff and landing for currency when the incident occurred. The firewall was damaged upgrading this incident to an accident.

Although this report indicates that the airmen had logged 1 hr in the last 90 days (pilot information - 31H), the pilot reported that he had only 0.3 hours.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT RAN OFF RUNWAY AND INTO A DITCH DURING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS WHEN PILOTS FOOT BECAME LODGED IN THE RUDDER PEDALS. THIS PILOT HAD NOT FLOWN IN THE LAST 11 MONTHS AND WAS COMPLETING HIS 3RD TAKEOFF AND LANDING FOR CURRENCY WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FIREWALL WAS DAMAGED UPGRADING THIS INCIDENT TO AN ACCIDENT.

ALTHOUGH THIS REPORT INDICATES THAT THE AIRMEN HAD LOGGED 1 HR IN THE LAST 90 DAYS (PILOT INFORMATION - 31H), THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD ONLY 0.3 HOURS.