# Accident 20230323018749A: Cessna 177B, Travlers Rest, SC, March 23, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2023, 18:30 local time
- Place: Travlers Rest, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1109° N, 82.4533° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1109&lon=-82.4533&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13612, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13612) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230323018749A

## Narrative

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

ABOUT 15 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTING LQK AND IN A GENTLE CLIMB AROUND 3500 FEET.  WITH NO WARNING THE ENGNE BACKFIRED A COUPLE OF TIMES AND SHUTTERED FOR ABOUT 5 TO 10 SECONDS THEN STOPPED RUNNING. THE PROPELLER CONTINUED TO SPIN AND YOU COULD HEAR THE CYLINDERS GENERATING COMPRESSION WITHOUT FIRING. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL ESTABLISHED A 75 KNOT GLIDE SPEED. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. WE IDENTIFIED A OPEN FIELD AND COMMITTED TO IT. ON APPROACH WE REALIZED THE FIELD HAD RECENTLY BEEN PLOWED BUT COULD NOT CHANGE. ON SHORT FINAL MASTER POWER, MAGS AND FUEL WERE TURNED OFF. WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL CAME DOWN IT STUCK IN THE FIELD THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ON ITS BACK. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY NTSB FOUND THAT THE SINGLE DRIVE MAGNETO HAD FAILED.

## 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 ERA23LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA162), Mar 23, 2023: Cessna 177 (N13612), Travelers Rest, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s improper servicing of the magneto, which resulted in its accelerated wear, failure, and the total loss of engine power.

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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