- Date
- February 17, 1985, 12:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Janesville, WI
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8MECessna 177RG
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850217006729A
- Case key
- 13010
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft collided with a snowbank during lndg. An investigation by a qualified A&P mech found the lock-o-seal in the master cylinder had improper clearance. Lack of proper clearence restricted return flow of brake fluid to the reservoir. This led to locking of the brake on the left main lndg gear and a loss of steering control.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8ME
- Reported as
- Cessna 177RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 177RG0630
- Airframe hours
- 1,483
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A160, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert E. Domres
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 27, 1984 · 514 hours before
- Departed
- DPA · West Chicago, IL
- Destination
- JVL · Janesville, WI
- Airport
- JVL · Rock Co., runway 31, 5,396 × 150 ft, asphalt
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,105 total · 7 in this make and model · 1,025 as pilot in command · 41 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 25 °F, dew point 16 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JVL
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.