# Accident 20221226019079A: Cessna 177B, Franklin, VA, December 26, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 2022, 20:35 local time
- Place: Franklin, VA
- Airport: Franklin Municipal-John Beverly Ros
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7028° N, 76.8928° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7028&lon=-76.8928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N177D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N177D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (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 177B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 593 total, 578 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221226019079A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA23LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA094), Dec 26, 2022: Cessna 177 (N177D), Franklin, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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