- Date
- August 29, 1991, 07:48 local (12:48 UTC)
- Place
- Tyler, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N29341Cessna 177
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910829037909A
- Case key
- 18128
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Probable cause
An inadvertent stall during initial climb. A factor was: improper rotation speed for 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
During takeoff roll, the pilot rotated at 60 mph utilizing 10 degrees of flaps. This speed is the stall speed of the aircraft in that configuration at maximum gross weight. The aircraft climbed to approximately 100 feet, nosed over, and dove into the ground, as observed by tower controllers. The pilot stated that he climbed to about 100 feet where he 'felt' a loss of power and elected to land on remaining runway. The manufacturer reported that when operating at such slow speed, the propeller will load resulting in lower RPM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N29341
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17700824
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Cardinal Flyer, Tyler, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Cardinal Flyer, Tyler, Inc.
- Airport
- TYR · Tyler Pounds, runway 17, 5,065 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 111 total · 21 in this make and model · 56 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.