CHI85LA182

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177RG · Jacksonville, IL · April 28, 1985

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
April 28, 1985, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
Place
Jacksonville, IL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7702VCessna 177RG
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19850428014499A
Case key
13055

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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.

On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding
Planning/decision - improperPilot in commandCause
Excessive workload (task overload)Pilot in commandFactor
Rotation - excessivePilot in commandCause
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor

Analysis

After completing 14 landings the pilot elected to full stop. He attempted a go around after touchdown & after rolling down part of the rwy. The acft ran off the end of the rwy into a plowed field.

Aircraft

Registration
N7702V
Reported as
Cessna 177RG
Category
Airplane
Serial number
177RG0905
Airframe hours
859
Engine
Lycoming I0360-A1B6D, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
James E. Kellogg
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · January 22, 1985 · 13 hours before
Airport
IJX · Jacksonville, runway 31, 4,000 × 75 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
74
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
211 total · 105 in this make and model · 27 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
340° at 9 knots
Visibility
15 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
72 °F, dew point 48 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
SPI, 35 nm away

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.