# NTSB LAX89LA219: Cessna 177, N29339, Banning, CA, June 17, 1989

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 17, 1989, 14:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place: Banning, CA
- Coordinates: 33.950626, -116.83065 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9506&lon=-116.8307&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1991
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 26430
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX89LA219
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/26430/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA219

## Probable cause

INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION BY THE PILOT.

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - aborted
  - weather condition - temperature extremes
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - high density altitude (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - inadequate, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment (contributing factor)
  - aborted takeoff - inadequate, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - distance - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - landing gear,nose gear - collapsed

## Analysis

THE TEMPERATURE WAS AT LEAST 100 DEGREES F, THE AIRPORT ELEVATION WAS 2,219 FEET MSL, AND THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,400 FEET. THE PILOT WAS MAKING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING AND AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRPLANE WOULD NOT CLIMB. THE PILOT SAID THE ENGINE SOUNDED NORMAL BUT THE AIRPLANE FELT AS IF IT WERE MUSHING. HE DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF AND LAND ON THE RUNWAY OVERRUN. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSEWHEEL HIT A SIX INCH HIGH RIDGE OF SAND AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29339](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29339-1989-10-05), registration cancelled 1989-10-05, S/N 17700822 (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: 17700822
- Airframe hours: 1409
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Frank Burnham
- Registered owner: Schneider, Ernest
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, August 13, 1988, 8 hours before
- Departed: BNG
- Airport: BNG, Municipal, runway 26, 5,200 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 65; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 3,705 total, 48 in this make and model, 3,643 as pilot in command, 11 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 250° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 100 °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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19890617015979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890617015979A), Jun 17, 1989: Cessna 177, Banning, CA, Destroyed. Poor climb after takeoff elected to land in runway overrun and hit a ridge of sand. Temperature was 100 degrees.

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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