# NTSB CHI84LA103: Cessna 177RG, N2514V, Logansport, IN, February 6, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 6, 1984, 12:50 local (17:50 UTC)
- Place: Logansport, IN
- Coordinates: 40.750301, -86.350868 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7503&lon=-86.3509&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12543
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI84LA103
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12543/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA103

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(partial) - nonmechanical, takeoff - roll/run
  - abort - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, approach - vfr pattern - base turn
- In flight collision with terrain/water, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PLT STATED THAT THE ACFT ENG WAS RUNNING ROUGH AT ROTATION. HE CLIMBED TO APPROX 300 FT AGL AND BEGAN A LEFT TRAFFICPATTERN BACK TO RWY 27. A LANDING WAS MADE 225 FT SHORT OF THE RWY. DURING THE POST-ACCIDENT ENG RUN-UP THE ENG STARTED EASILY AND RAN SMOOTHLY TO 2300 RPM.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2514V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2514V-2011-05-20), registration cancelled 2011-05-20, S/N 177RG0600, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Registry model: [Cessna 177RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (registry code 2073709) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (registry code 41593, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 177RG0600
- Airframe hours: 2552
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-360-A1B6D 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Red Aero
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, April 4, 1983, 149 hours before
- Destination: MILWAUKEE, WI
- Airport: GGP, Logansport Muni, runway 27, 4,250 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 26; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 278 total, 16 in this make and model, 228 as pilot in command, 32 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 300° at 8 knots, gusting 8
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 7 °F

## 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 19840206002219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840206002219A), Feb 6, 1984: Cessna 177RG, Logansport, IN, Substantial damage. Engine began running rough after liftoff. Pilot immediately turned back to runway. Crash occurred during landing.

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.

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