Pilot Debrief

Cessna 177 near Bellefontaine, OH — 2008-05-04

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Date
2008-05-04
Location
Bellefontaine, OH, USA
Airport
EDJ
Aircraft
Cessna 177
Registration
N29650
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the aborted landing. Contributing to the accident was the fence.

NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during the landing the airplane bounced twice and he elected to abort the landing. He said that after adding full power and retracting the flaps he lost directional control to the left. He stated that he tried to get the airplane back into the air but could not get sufficient airspeed and the airplane settled back to the ground and struck the airport perimeter fence. The pilot reported no mechanical failure or malfunction.

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