- Date
- September 26, 1988, 20:45 local (Sep 27, 1988, 00:45 UTC)
- Place
- Machias, ME
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2839XCessna 177
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed · report January 4, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880926044759A
- Case key
- 36234
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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.
Analysis
The plt was practicing night takeoffs and landings. He stated that he had successfully accomplished two full stop landings. After the third landing, he applied full power to execute a go-around. The pilot said the airplane pulled to the left so he reduced the power and the airplane rolled into a ditch off the side of the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2839X
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17700239
- Airframe hours
- 927
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Phillip Mc Lean
- Registered owner
- Mclean, Philip R
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 12, 1988 · 8 hours before
- Departed
- 7B4
- Destination
- 7B4
- Airport
- 7B4 · Machias Valley, runway 36, 3,000 × 50 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
- 52
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 355 total · 65 in this make and model · 270 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 39 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.