- Date
- April 16, 1993, 16:10 local (20:10 UTC)
- Place
- Concord City, NC
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N44BGCessna 177RG
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 3, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930416009529A
- Case key
- 8736
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Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft and his delayed decision to execute a go around. A factor in the accident was the strong gusty wind condition.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot stated that, due to the gusty wind conditions, he attempted the approach with a higher than normal approach speed. He stated that he decided to execute a missed approach with approximately 1300 feet of runway remaining. He stated he retracted the flaps and added full power. He said that after the application of full power, the engine backfired and he struck the 80 foot trees off the end of the runway. The passenger on board the aircraft, and a ground witness made no mention of observing or hearing any problems with the aircraft engine prior to the crash. Examination of the aircraft revealed the flaps were in the full down position, and there was cordwise scratching and twisting toward low pitch of the propeller.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N44BG
- Reported as
- Cessna 177RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 177RG0321
- Airframe hours
- 3,000
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Horrell, Larry D.
- Registered owner
- Horrell, Larry D.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 15, 1993 · 60 hours before
- Departed
- 6JB · Saluda, NC
- Airport
- NONE · Goodnight, runway 18, 2,600 × 50 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 337 total · 95 in this make and model · 310 as pilot in command · 64 in the last 90 days · 55 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 20 knots, gusting 29
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CLT, 270 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.