- Date
- June 24, 1992, 20:25 local (Jun 25, 1992, 00:25 UTC)
- Place
- Napoleon, MI
- Injuries
- 3 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2888XCessna 177
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 29, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920624023919A
- Case key
- 15477
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Probable cause
An inadvertent stall on takeoff.
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
Pilot aborted his first takeoff on runway 27, a 2575 foot grass runway. On second attempt, aircraft became airborne. Witnesses described aircraft as 'flying in ground effect,' and 'appeared to be in a stalled attitude.' Pilot attempted to maneuver aircraft, and it hit the ground, skidded across a road, and hit a tree. Pilot stated that he 'felt the aircraft buffeting like it was going to stall.' Runway pilot selected had 69+ feet trees off the departure end. Wind was 360 degrees at 4 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2888X
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17700288
- Airframe hours
- 1,588
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Charles E. King
- Registered owner
- Robt. E. & Michelle L. King
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 1, 1991 · 40 hours before
- Departed
- 3NP
- Airport
- 3NP · Napolean, runway 27, 2,575 × 240 ft, grass/turf
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
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 230 total · 179 in this make and model · 131 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,800 ft broken
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JXN, 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.