# NTSB CEN22LA099: Cessna 177B, N1333C, Wahoo, NE, January 11, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: January 11, 2022, 16:00 local (22:00 UTC) - Place: Wahoo, NE · left side of runway 22 in a field - Coordinates: 41.240608, -96.594555 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2406&lon=-96.5946&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 104519 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN22LA099 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/104519/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104519 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA099 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 177B, 25 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2073708), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 177B, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2073708), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 177B, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2073708), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Cessna 177B, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=2073708), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna 177B, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2073708), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that during the last landing he felt that the left wing was too high, even with the right crosswind. He overcorrected, the airplane floated, and then the left wing was too low. The pilot added power to go around, but the airplane veered to the left and went off of the runway and into a corn field. The landing gear collapsed, and the airplane came to rest on its belly which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage, the left wing, and the right horizontal stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1333C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1333C-2023-09-16), registration cancelled 2023-09-16, S/N 17702704, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B - Registry model: [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (registry code 2073708) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17702704 - Year built: 1977 - Engines: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 22, 2021 - Departed: MLE, Omaha, NE - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: AHQ, Wahoo Muni, runway 20, 4,100 × 75 ft, concrete - Equipment: Auto-pilot, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 52; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review September 2, 2021; seat: right; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 222 total, 1,198 in this make and model, 80 as pilot in command, 108 in the last 90 days, 13 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 250° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 41 °F - Altimeter: 30.08 inHg - METAR: 112155Z AUTO 25005KT 10SM CLR 13/M05 A3008 RMK AO2 T01281055= ## 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 20220111000449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220111000449A), Jan 11, 2022: Cessna 177B, Wahoo, NE, Substantial damage. On January 11, 2022, the pilot of N1333C, a Cessna 177B was practicing landings while operating the aircraft from the right seat. There was one passenger on… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 28, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104519. 5.0 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 12 pages, 3.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13154266&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Pilot%20Operator%20Accident%20Report%20Form%20-%20CEN22LA099_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Accident report photos (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 1.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13133772&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=CEN22LA099%20-%20Photo%20Array-Rel.pdf - Pilot statement to FAA (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 94 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13133677&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=2022-01-11%20Form1360-33%20-%20Pilot%20Statement%20to%20FAA%20Inspector_Redacted-Rel.pdf 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.