# NTSB CHI85LA182: Cessna 177RG, N7702V, Jacksonville, IL, April 28, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 28, 1985, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place: Jacksonville, IL
- Coordinates: 39.719833, -90.230903 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7198&lon=-90.2309&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 13055
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI85LA182
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/13055/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA182

## Sequence of events

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

- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing
  - planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - excessive workload (task overload), pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - rotation - excessive, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7702V), registered now, S/N 177RG0905, built 1976 (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: 177RG0905
- Airframe hours: 859
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 74; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19850428014499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850428014499A), Apr 28, 1985: Cessna 177RG, Jacksonville, IL, Substantial damage. Pilot could not get airplane stopped after landing. Started go around and struck runway light and dirt ridge.

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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