CHI69F0299

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177 · Xenia, OH · September 27, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 27, 1968
Place
Xenia, OH · XENIA, OH
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2910XCessna 177
Status
Completed · report December 20, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
107897

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3648  68/9/27    XENIA,OHIO          CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 170
        TIME - 2245                    N2910X              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENE COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- USING AUTO LIGHTS AT APCH END OF UNLIGHTED ARPT.HIT ROCKS OFF RNWY. LANDED SPRINGFIELD ARPT.

Aircraft

Registration
N2910X
Reported as
Cessna 177
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Greene County

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.