# NTSB CHI07LA249: Cessna C-177, N2292Y, Webster, WI, July 8, 2007 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 8, 2007, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC) - Place: Webster, WI - Coordinates: 45.9663888888889, -92.1461111111111 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9664&lon=-92.1461&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 28, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Minneapolis, Minnesota FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 66561 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI07LA249 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/66561/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA249 ## Probable cause The loss of engine power for an undetermined reason, and the pilot's misjudged flare during the subsequent forced landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power, takeoff - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause) - Forced landing, emergency landing after takeoff - Hard landing, emergency landing after takeoff - flare - misjudged, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The airplane was substantially damaged during a hard landing following an aborted takeoff. The pilot reported that the run-up, takeoff roll, and lift-off were normal. He stated that upon reaching a height about equal to the surrounding trees, the airplane settled due to a "loss of full power, wind condition or some other factor." He stated that he pulled power and executed a hard landing near the end of the runway. He did not report the direction used for the takeoff. The pilot reported that witnesses on a nearby golf course said that the airplane did not sound right. ## Factual narrative On July 8, 2007, about 1100 central daylight time, a Cessna C-177, N2292Y, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage during a hard landing following an aborted takeoff from the Voyager Village Airstrip, Webster, Wisconsin. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. No injuries were reported. The flight was originating at the time of the accident and the intended destination was the Menominee Municipal Airport, Menominee, Wisconsin. The pilot reported that the run-up, takeoff roll, and lift-off were normal. He stated that upon reaching a height about equal to the surrounding trees, the airplane settled due to a "loss of full power, wind condition or some other factor." He stated that he pulled power and executed a hard landing near the end of the runway. He did not report the direction used for the takeoff. The pilot reported that witnesses on a nearby golf course said that the airplane did not sound right. The accident was not initially reported by the pilot. The Federal Aviation Administration became aware of the accident through other sources and notified the National Transportation Safety Board on August 1, 2007. The pilot provided a statement regarding the accident dated August 13, 2007. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2292Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2292Y), registered now, S/N 17700092, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna C-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: 17700092 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: PVT, Webster, WI - Destination: LUM, Menominee, WI - Airport: PVT, Voyager Village ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 59; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC) ## 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 20070708019949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070708019949A), Jul 8, 2007: Cessna 177, Danbury, WI, Substantial damage. (-23) A pilot, taking off out of voyager village's private airport, aborted his take off thinking that his aircraft wasn't climbing at a normal rate. In an… ## Other investigations on N2292Y (1) 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. - [NTSB LAX72FUJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUJ08), Jul 1, 1971: Cessna 177 (N2292Y), Glendale, AZ, substantial damage 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.