# NTSB DEN08CA156: Cessna 177RG, N8276G, Ellsworth, KS, September 18, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: September 18, 2008, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC) - Place: Ellsworth, KS - Coordinates: 38.750278, -98.229164 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7503&lon=-98.2292&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 22, 2009 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Wichita FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 68969 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN08CA156 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/68969/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA156 ## Probable cause The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 177RG, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2073709), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Student/instructed pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 177RG, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2073709), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 177RG, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2073709), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna 177RG, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2073709), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis The student pilot reported that during the landing roll he applied the brakes, at which time the airplane veered to the left. He attempted to straighten the airplane with the application of right brake and right rudder. This had no effect. The airplane departed the runway environment to the left and impacted a ditch resulting in substantial damage to the airplane. An examination of the airplane systems revealed no anomalies. ## Factual narrative According to the FAA inspector, the pilot was landing on runway 17 (3,919 feet by 48 feet, asphalt). During the landing roll, the pilot applied brakes, at which time the airplane veered to the left. The pilot attempted to straighten the airplane with the application of right brake and right rudder. This had no effect. The airplane departed the runway environment to the left and impacted a ditch. The right wing and propeller were bent and the nose gear collapsed. An examination of the airplane's braking system revealed no mechanical deficiencies. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8276G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8276G-2017-07-20), registration cancelled 2017-07-20, S/N 177RG0176, built 1971 (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: 177RG0176 - Engines: LYCOMING IO-360-A1B6D 200 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Sale Reported - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 24, 2008 - Departed: 9K7, Ellsworth, KS - Destination: 9K7, Ellsworth, KS - Airport: 9K7, Ellsworth Municipal, runway 17L, 3,919 × 48 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; injuries: none; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 29 total, 27 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 170° at 9 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 30.07 inHg - Observed at: SLN, 27 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 20080918845169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080918845169A), Sep 18, 2008: Cessna 177RG, Ellsworth, KS, Substantial damage. (-23) Student pilot/owner was practicing takeoff and landings. On the third landing, the student pilot stated the aircraft started to pull to the left. The… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.