- Date
- July 3, 1993, 10:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Akron, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N30248Cessna 177
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 3, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930703022099A
- Case key
- 18298
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Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. Factors were: the pilot's failure to initiate a go around in a more timely manner, and gusty crosswinds.
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
An airport advisory indicated the winds were from 230 degrees at 20 knots and gusting. The pilot made his landing approach to runway 29, using a slip technique. Upon touchdown the airplane bounced and the pilot attempted to recover. The pilot was unable to maintain runway alignment and the airplane drifted off to the right side of the runway. The pilot attempted to go around but was not successful. While flying in ground effect, the airplane struck a runway light, went down a hill and through a barbed wire fence, and came to rest on a service road.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N30248
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17701148
- Airframe hours
- 1,803
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Peterson, Richard L.
- Registered owner
- Peterson, Richard L.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 4, 1992 · 26 hours before
- Departed
- STK · Sterling, CO
- Airport
- AKO · Washington County, runway 29, 7,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
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
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 434 total · 418 in this make and model · 401 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 91 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.