- Date
- September 12, 1990, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Kokomo, IN
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N35014Cessna 177B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900912052059A
- Case key
- 14787
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Probable cause
Exceeding the design stress limits of the aircraft while recovering from a loss of control in flight due to spatial disorientation. Factors related to the accident were delayed remedial action and inadequate supervision of an inexperienced pilot by the pilot-in-command, and lack of experience in type of operation by the second pilot.
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
A second pilot who was not instrument rated was flying under the hood in VMC conditions at 6000 feet on a cross country flight. The instrument rated pilot-in-command told him to turn right to avoid a thunderstorm. The second pilot became disoriented in the turn, and entered a spiralling descent into IMC conditions. The pilot-in-command took control and overstressed the aircraft during the recovery. The aircraft was flown to the intended destination and landed without incident. Wing deformation and bent spar was discovered on preflight inspection before the next flight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N35014
- Reported as
- Cessna 177B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17702158
- Airframe hours
- 1,140
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A1F6D, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jw & Jw, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 12, 1990 · 25 hours before
- Departed
- JXN · Jackson, MI
- Destination
- I14 · Indianapolis, IN
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 700 total · 8 in this make and model · 545 as pilot in command · 96 in the last 90 days · 43 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GUS, 10 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.