# Accident 20230729022259A: Cessna 177, Gillette, WY, July 29, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2023, 12:05 local time
- Place: Gillette, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3296° N, 105.5379° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3296&lon=-105.5379&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3357T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3357T) (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: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23FA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA289) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230729022259A

## Narrative

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

A CESSNA 177 CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY 16 IN GILLETT, WY.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING TAKEOFF, THE AIRPLANE DID NOT ASCEND AS HE EXPECTED. AFTER THE AIRPLANE CROSSED THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY WITH RISING TERRAIN AHEAD, THE PILOT MADE A SHALLOW RIGHT TURN AND ELECTED TO LAND IN AN OPEN FIELD AS A PRECAUTION. AS THE PILOT FLARED, HE HIT A HAY BALE THAT HE DID NOT SEE, AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST NOSED OVER.

## 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 WPR23FA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA289), Jul 29, 2023: Cessna 177 (N3357T), Gillette, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to depart the high-density-altitude airport with the airplane at the maximum gross weight limit.

## Other reports on N3357T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19730704019789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730704019789A), Jul 4, 1973: Cessna 177 (N3357T), Cimarron, NM, Substantial damage. Acft settled back to rwy aft lift off and was slow in gaining alt.

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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