# NTSB FTW86LA068: Cessna 177, N29612, Lubbock, TX, April 20, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 20, 1986, 16:21 local (22:21 UTC)
- Place: Lubbock, TX
- Coordinates: 33.439739, -101.860946 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4397&lon=-101.8609&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22014
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW86LA068
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22014/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA068

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, go-around (vfr)
  - go-around - attempted, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - not obtained, pilot in command (cause)
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper altitude - not attained, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - wrong runway - selected, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, go-around (vfr)

## Analysis

DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND, AFTER TOUCHING DOWN PAST THE RUNWAY MID-POINT, THE PILOT STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN SUFFICIENT POWER DURING THE GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED 200 FEET OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. FAA INSPECTORS ON THE SCENE STATED THAT THEY COULD FIND NO EVIDENCE OF PRE-IMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION AND THAT AN AIR FORCE INSTRUCTOR PILOT HAD INFORMED THEM THAT THE PILOT USED IMPROPER FLYING TECHNIQUES, WHICH RESULTED IN THE ACCIDENT. PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING WITH A TEN KNOT TAIL WIND.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29612](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29612-1991-07-29), registration cancelled 1991-07-29, S/N 17700991 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1700991
- Airframe hours: 30001
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Walter H Black
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 15, 1986
- Airport: Lubbock Industrial, runway 17, 2,600 × 30 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 41; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, unknown; seat: left; flight hours: 68 total, 8 in this make and model, 31 as pilot in command, 6 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 330° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: IBB

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19860420029569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860420029569A), Apr 20, 1986: Cessna 177, Lubbock, TX, Substantial damage. Landed long and attempted a go around. Aircraft settled into a field.

## Other investigations on N29612 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA71DLG33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DLG33), Jun 20, 1971: Cessna 177 (N29612), Greenville, SC, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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