- Date
- August 17, 1991, 11:39 local (17:39 UTC)
- Place
- Nampa, ID
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N30258Cessna 177
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 28, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910817042489A
- Case key
- 41517
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Probable cause
The pilot's delay in initiating a go-around (aborted landing) and his improper raising of the flaps. Factors related to the accident were: the high density altitude, tailwind, and the pilot's selection of the wrong runway.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot entered a pattern to land on runway 29, although the wind was from 060 deg at 8 KTS and another aircraft was in a pattern to land on runway 11. The pilot reported that during the approach to land with full flaps, he had excessive airspeed and elected to go around. Instead of gradually retracting the flaps, he retracted them 'all at once & tried to climb.' Instead of climbing, the aircraft settled back to the runway. By that time, there was insufficient runway remaining to stop. The aircraft continued off the end of the runway and hit the perimeter fence. Density altitude at the airport was about 5000 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N30258
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17701155
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- David A. Wagner
- Registered owner
- David A. Wagner
- Airport
- S67 · Nampa Municipal, runway 29, 4,050 × 75 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
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Flight hours
- 100 total · 50 in this make and model · 15 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BOI, 13 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.