- Date
- March 3, 1985, 16:01 local (22:01 UTC)
- Place
- Houston, TX
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N29460Cessna 177
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850303005059A
- Case key
- 21685
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After the fourth touch-and-go landing on rwy 17R power was applied and a normal climb iniiated. At about 400 ft AGL power was reduced; the engine developed heavy vibrations and aprx 50% power loss. The CFI took control from the private plt receiving dual instruction and initially turned right followed by a left downwind turn. At 45-60 degrees angle-of-bank the acft turned aprx 190 degrees in an effort to land on rwy 35L. According to the CFI the acft stalled and contacted the ground left wing first. Examination of the engine revealed that continuity in the mixture control system did not exist. No attacking hardware that would connect the mixture linkage to the carburetor was installed by the operator 13.8 flt hours AD 35 days prior to the accident. Wind at the time of the forced landing was form 180 degrees at 18 gusting to 28 KTS. After re-rigging the mixture control linkage and repairing impact engine damage the engine was successfully test-run.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N29460
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17700902
- Airframe hours
- 3,273
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Champion Aviation Inc
- Registered owner
- Ronald L. Crouse
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 27, 1985 · 14 hours before
- Airport
- DWH · David W. Hooks Memorial, runway 35, 7,000 × 110 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 910 total · 28 in this make and model · 861 as pilot in command · 132 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 18 knots, gusting 28
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DWH
FAA reports on this event · 1
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