# NTSB CEN12CA447: Cessna 177B, N34468, Lakeview, AR, July 15, 2012 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 15, 2012, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC) - Place: Lakeview, AR - Coordinates: 36.348888, -92.555557 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3489&lon=-92.5556&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 9, 2012 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA - LIT FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 84342 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN12CA447 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/84342/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=84342 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA447 ## Probable cause The pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: delayed action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [All aircraft, 894 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, although he needed to apply a little more power than normal while taxiing, the engine performed normally during the engine run-up. He stated that the airplane did not gain sufficient groundspeed during the takeoff roll to become airborne, and he waited too long to abort the takeoff. The airplane traveled off the end of the runway and down an embankment, resulting in substantial damage to the aft fuselage. The pilot stated that he did not notice a loss of engine rpm during the takeoff and that he had little experience operating on grass airstrips. A postaccident examination of the airplane did not reveal any mechanical failure or malfunction that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported the engine performed normally during the engine run-up; although he needed to apply a little more power than normal while taxiing. He stated that the airplane did not gain sufficient groundspeed during the takeoff roll to become airborne and he waited too long to abort the takeoff. The airplane traveled off the end of the runway and down an embankment resulting in substantial damage to the aft fuselage. The pilot stated he did not notice a loss of engine rpm during the takeoff and that he had little experience operating on grass airstrips. The airplane sat outside for two days prior to the accident with the parking brake engaged. The position of the parking brake at the time of the accident and the tire pressure could not be determined during a postaccident examination of the airplane. The examination did not reveal any mechanical failure/malfunction. ## Aircraft - Registration: N34468 (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B (B) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17701825 - Year built: 1972 - Airframe hours: 2114 - Engines: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 4, 2012, 40 hours before - Departed: 3M0, Lakeview, AR - Destination: 7M5, Ozark, AR - Airport: 3M0, Gastons Airport, runway 24, 3,200 × 55 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 52; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review June 1, 2011; seat: left; flight hours: 449 total, 449 in this make and model, 449 as pilot in command, 39 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 64 °F - Altimeter: 30.12 inHg - Observed at: SGF, 70 nm away ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 8, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=84342. 472 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 372 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40374434&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Record of Conversation - Pilot (item 2, .PDF, 50 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40374435&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation%20-%20Pilot-Master.PDF - Record of Conversation - FAA (item 3, .PDF, 50 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40374436&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation%20-%20FAA-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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