# NTSB ATL01LA069: Cessna 177, N3381T, Milledgeville, GA, June 29, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 29, 2001, 10:45 local (14:45 UTC) - Place: Milledgeville, GA - Coordinates: 33.080387, -83.229721 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0804&lon=-83.2297&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 28, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Atlanta FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 52643 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL01LA069 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/52643/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA069 ## Probable cause The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control and the subsequent collision with an object during an attempted landing. A factor was porpoise induced oscillation. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - porpoise/pilot-induced oscillation - inadvertent, pilot in command (contributing factor) - flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis A student pilot reported while making a touch and go landing, he flared early and the airplane began to porpoise. He then stated he began to add power to try to correct the porpoise condition. During the landing the airplane touched down on the left side of the runway center line. The airplane then departed the left side of the runway and rolled down an incline. The airplane came to a stop after colliding with a shed and trees. The student pilot did not report a mechanical problem with the airplane. ## Factual narrative On June 29, 2001, at 1045 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 177, N3381T, experienced a loss of directional control while landing at Baldwin County Municipal Airport in Milledgeville, Georgia. The instructional flight was conducted by the student pilot under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane was substantially damaged and the pilot received minor injuries. The flight departed Milledgeville, Georgia, at 1015. According to the student pilot, while making a touch and go landing, his indicated airspeed over the threshold was 80 knots. He flared early and the airplane began to porpoise. He then stated he began to add power to recover from the porpoise condition. The airplane touched down on the left side of the runway center line. The airplane then departed the left side of the runway and rolled down an incline, and collided with a shed and trees. The airframe sustained structural damage to the engine compartment and the empennage section of the airplane. The student pilot did not report a mechanical problem with the airplane. Examination of the airplane failed to disclose any mechanical malfunction or component failure. According to the pilot, his attention was diverted and he ran off the runway and failed to apply his brakes. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3381T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3381T-2003-04-25), registration cancelled 2003-04-25, S/N 17700681, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 177 - Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17700681 - Airframe hours: 4129 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Miiledgeville Aviation - Registered owner: Cardinal Ventures Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, June 20, 2001, 19 hours before - Departed: MLJ, Baldwin County, GA - Airport: MLJ, Milledgeville, runway 10, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 55; injuries: minor; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 25 total, 17 in this make and model, 1 as pilot in command, 23 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 30.20 inHg - Observed at: MCN ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20010629017199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010629017199A), Jun 29, 2001: Cessna 177, Milledgeville, GA, No damage. (-23) During a supervised solo flight, the aircraft touched down on runway 10 and departed the runway to the left while the pilot was trying to retract the… From the NTSB's public API. 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