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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177B · Franklin, VA · December 26, 2022

Date: December 26, 2022 · 20:35 local
Place: Franklin, VA
Airport: Franklin Municipal-John Beverly Ros
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N177D
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA23LA094
Reported as: Cessna 177B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 593 total578 in this make and model95 in the last 90 days

N177DRegistered now · Cessna 177BS/N 17702012 · Built 1973 Airframe modelCessna 177B Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft diverted to Franklin municipal airport in Virginia due to low fuel at night. Aircraft landed on runway 09 at a high rate of speed and experienced an uncontrolled landing. A go around was initiated with a 180 degree turn to the left at a low altitude and struck a line of trees at 25 feet AGL adjacent to the end of runway 09.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO FRANKLIN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN VIRGINIA DUE TO LOW FUEL AT NIGHT. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 09 AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND EXPERIENCED AN UNCONTROLLED LANDING. A GO AROUND WAS INITIATED WITH A 180 DEGREE TURN TO THE LEFT AT A LOW ALTITUDE AND STRUCK A LINE OF TREES AT 25 FEET AGL ADJACENT TO THE END OF RUNWAY 09.

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 ERA23LA094Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportFranklin, VAThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees during the initial climb following an aborted precautionary landing. Contributing to the outcome were the inoperative runway lights, which reduced the likelihood that the pilot could successfully land the…Dec 26, 2022 · Substantial damage