# Accident 20160529005629A: Cessna 177, Pine Bluff, AR, May 29, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2016, 09:30 local time
- Place: Pine Bluff, AR
- Airport: Grider Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1744° N, 91.9356° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1744&lon=-91.9356&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29601, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29601-2018-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 287 total, 28 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160529005629A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA16CA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA266), May 29, 2016: Cessna 177 (N29601), Pine Bluff, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

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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