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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177 · Wauseon, OH · July 5, 2017

Date: July 5, 2017 · 17:44 local
Place: Wauseon, OH
Airport: Fulton County
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3225T
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN17LA261
Reported as: Cessna 177
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1A
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1

N3225TRegistration cancelled Dec 1, 2018 · Cessna 177S/N 17700525 · Built 1967 Airframe modelCessna 177 Engine modelLycoming O-360-A1A4 cycle

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.

Pilot stated in report that were entered downwind for runway 9. They turned on base and set up for a normal landing. As they turned on final, the engine became rough and eventually stopped. They realize that they were not going to make the runway and landed in a corn field. Aircraft went about 100 yards, cross the street, and stop in a ditch.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED IN REPORT THAT WERE ENTERED DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 9. THEY TURNED ON BASE AND SET UP FOR A NORMAL LANDING. AS THEY TURNED ON FINAL, THE ENGINE BECAME ROUGH AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED. THEY REALIZE THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO MAKE THE RUNWAY AND LANDED IN A CORN FIELD. AIRCRAFT WENT ABOUT 100 YARDS, CROSS THE STREET, AND STOP IN A DITCH.

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 CEN17LA261Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWauseon, OHThe flight instructor’s inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Jul 5, 2017 · Substantial damage