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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177 · Pine Bluff, AR · May 29, 2016

Date: May 29, 2016 · 09:30 local
Place: Pine Bluff, AR
Airport: Grider Field
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N29601
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA16CA266
Reported as: Cessna 177
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 287 total28 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

N29601Registration cancelled Feb 13, 2018 · Cessna 177S/N 17700985 · Built 1968 Airframe modelCessna 177 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.

On may 29, 2016 at approximately 09:30 central daylight time, a 1968 Cessna 177 cardinal airplane, N29601 impacted the terrain at pbf/ Pine Bluff, Arkansas. The pilot in command with one passenger on board was performing slow flight maneuvers at 200 feet AGL. The PIC stated when they advanced the throttles the engine hesitated and sputtered and therefore resulting in the aircraft losing altitude. The PIC landed the aircraft in a corn field adjacent to the airport property. The private pilot and their passenger sustained no injuries. The airplane was substantially damaged. The aircraft was being operated by a certificated private pilot under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 as a personal flight. The aircraft was registered to the pilot in commands family. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight and the flight was being operated without a flight plan. The flight originated at pbf and was on a local flight.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 29, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 09:30 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A 1968 CESSNA 177 CARDINAL AIRPLANE, N29601 IMPACTED THE TERRAIN AT PBF/ PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS. THE PILOT IN COMMAND WITH ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD WAS PERFORMING SLOW FLIGHT MANEUVERS AT 200 FEET AGL. THE PIC STATED WHEN THEY ADVANCED THE THROTTLES THE ENGINE HESITATED AND SPUTTERED AND THEREFORE RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT LOSING ALTITUDE. THE PIC LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A CORN FIELD ADJACENT TO THE AIRPORT PROPERTY. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND THEIR PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY A CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED TO THE PILOT IN COMMANDS FAMILY. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT AND THE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PBF AND WAS ON A LOCAL FLIGHT.

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 GAA16CA266Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPine Bluff, ARThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and her exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle-of-attack during a low-altitude turn, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.May 29, 2016 · Substantial damage