- Date
- March 25, 1985, 15:20 local (21:20 UTC)
- Place
- Roanoke, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N52690Cessna 177
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850325011129A
- Case key
- 21711
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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.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Fuel system - contaminationCause
Forced landing
Main gear collapsed
Terrain condition - softFactor
Landing gear,main gear - overload
Nose gear collapsed
Terrain condition - softFactor
Landing gear,wheel - separation
Analysis
The aircraft's engine quit on downwind leg. Unable to glide to the rwy, a forced landing was performed on soft terrain off the apch end of the rwy. The left main gear collapsed in the soft terrain and the nose wheel broke off as the acft slid to a stop. Subsequent investigation revealed that the fuel system was obstructed by foreign debris and small insects.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N52690
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 177RG1249
- Airframe hours
- 886
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Basil E. Huett
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Mc Kinney, TX
- Airport
- 52F · Aero Valley, runway 15, 3,500 × 40 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 67
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,654 total · 90 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FTW, 15 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.