- Date
- June 17, 1987, 22:30 local (Jun 18, 1987, 02:30 UTC)
- Place
- Tewksbury, MA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N53060Cessna 177RG
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870617020689A
- Case key
- 30676
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot switched the fuel selector from what he thought was the left tank to both while on final approach. He then decided to make a go-around during the flare because he felt his a/s was to fast. The engine quit at 40 ft AGL during the go-around. He was unable to get it restarted prior to impact. As he was being pulled from the acft, he noticed the fuel selector was in the off position. He realized that the fuel selector had been on the right tank and he had placed it in the off position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N53060
- Reported as
- Cessna 177RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 177RG1333
- Airframe hours
- 2,080
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Richard Vallett
- Registered owner
- Richard Vallett
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 10, 1986
- Departed
- HFD · Hartford, CT
- Destination
- B09 · Tewksbury, MA
- Airport
- B09 · Tew-Mac, runway 21, 2,830 × 26 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 230 total · 64 in this make and model · 192 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 200° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N53060 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.