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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177 · Ridgeland, SC · December 19, 2017

Date: December 19, 2017 · 17:00 local
Place: Ridgeland, SC
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3179T
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA18LA054
Reported as: Cessna 177
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 560 total12 in this make and model53 in the last 90 days

N3179TRegistration cancelled May 19, 2021 · Cessna 177S/N 17700479 · Built 1967 Airframe modelCessna 177 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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.

The aircraft was departing runway 21 and ended up hitting hangars left of the runway. Inspections revealed the aircraft touched down twice before hitting the first hangar. The first ground strike appeared to be the left main wheel and the aircraft became airborne again. The second ground strike was the left main first then the right touched down for short distance and the aircraft became airborne again. The aircraft then struck the first hangar about 10 feet up with its left wing. The aircraft spun to the right hitting the second hangar with the nose and right wing. The aircraft was substantially damaged. There were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 21 AND ENDED UP HITTING HANGARS LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. INSPECTIONS REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN TWICE BEFORE HITTING THE FIRST HANGAR. THE FIRST GROUND STRIKE APPEARED TO BE THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL AND THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN. THE SECOND GROUND STRIKE WAS THE LEFT MAIN FIRST THEN THE RIGHT TOUCHED DOWN FOR SHORT DISTANCE AND THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN. THE AIRCRAFT THEN STRUCK THE FIRST HANGAR ABOUT 10 FEET UP WITH ITS LEFT WING. THE AIRCRAFT SPUN TO THE RIGHT HITTING THE SECOND HANGAR WITH THE NOSE AND RIGHT WING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

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 ERA18LA054Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRidgeland, SCThe student pilot’s improper control inputs, which resulted in a loss of control on takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action.Dec 19, 2017 · Substantial damage