- Date
- April 18, 1977
- Place
- Jonesboro, GA · JONESBORO, GA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2808XCessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770418009539A
- Case key
- 158039
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0929 77/4/18 JONESBORO,GA CESSNA 177 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 102 TIME - 1100 N2808X PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTH EXPRESSWAY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GADSDEN,AL JONESBORO,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- PAX PUSHED RUDDER AND GRABBED CONTROL YOKE WHEN HE BRACED FOR THE CRASH
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2808X
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- South Expressway
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.