20250627007369A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177B · Kellys Island, OH · June 27, 2025

Date
June 27, 2025 · 12:15 local
Place
Kellys Island, OH
Airport
Kellys Island Land Field Airpo
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N30743
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA25LA245
Reported as
Cessna 177B
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
255 total90 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot stated that he departed runway 27 at 11:30, rotated around 56KTS approximately 800' down the runway. After climbing to 10-15'AGL, a crosswind gust pushed the aircraft right of centerline and the aircraft descended some. The pilot applied full left aileron but was unable to re-establish a stabilized climb. He then reduced power and attempted to Land in the grass. The aircrafts right wing contacted the ground approximately 60' north of the runway centerline, then the prop struck, the nose gear collapsed from hard impact, lastly, the left wing tip hit the ground momentarily. The aircraft then skidded to a stop approximately 160 feet north of the runway. The pilot stated that he did not fully prepare for the possibility of the strong crosswind gust and was not applying enough left aileron into the wind. The pilot stated "I let the crosswind take me by surprise and as a result got behind the airplane."

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DEPARTED RUNWAY 27 AT 11:30, ROTATED AROUND 56KTS APPROXIMATELY 800' DOWN THE RUNWAY. AFTER CLIMBING TO 10-15'AGL, A CROSSWIND GUST PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT OF CENTERLINE AND THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED SOME. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL LEFT AILERON BUT WAS UNABLE TO RE-ESTABLISH A STABILIZED CLIMB. HE THEN REDUCED POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFTS RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 60' NORTH OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE, THEN THE PROP STRUCK, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED FROM HARD IMPACT, LASTLY, THE LEFT WING TIP HIT THE GROUND MOMENTARILY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SKIDDED TO A STOP APPROXIMATELY 160 FEET NORTH OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT FULLY PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF THE STRONG CROSSWIND GUST AND WAS NOT APPLYING ENOUGH LEFT AILERON INTO THE WIND. THE PILOT STATED "I LET THE CROSSWIND TAKE ME BY SURPRISE AND AS A RESULT GOT BEHIND THE AIRPLANE."

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.