- Date
- February 17, 1982, 17:45 local (Feb 18, 1982, 00:45 UTC)
- Place
- 7 Miles N. Of S, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N33NFCessna 177RG
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 17, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820217004459A
- Case key
- 69668
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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.
Analysis
In order to slow the aircraft down during flight the pilot lowered 15 degrees of flaps. As the flaps were transitioning down the pilot stated he heard a "pop sound" which was not normal. He then decided to make a precautionary landing on a dirt road. During the approach the flaps were lowered another notch. Just before touchdown the plane veered left into a fence, the nose gear went into the ground, and the aircraft flipped inverted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N33NF
- Reported as
- Cessna 177RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 177RG 0643
- Airframe hours
- 925
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1B6, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Gary M Foiles
- Registered owner
- Gary M Foiles
- Departed
- Ft. Morgan, CO
- Destination
- Ft. Morgan, CO
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
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 542 total · 151 in this make and model · 511 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.