# Accident 20171219023299A: Cessna 177, Ridgeland, SC, December 19, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 2017, 17:00 local time
- Place: Ridgeland, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4933° N, 80.9917° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4933&lon=-80.9917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3179T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3179T-2021-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 560 total, 12 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171219023299A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA18LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA054), Dec 19, 2017: Cessna 177 (N3179T), Ridgeland, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

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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