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NTSB investigation record

CHI08CA120

Completed

Cessna 177· N29650

NTSB Report
Date
May 4, 2008
Location
Bellefontaine, OH
Conditions
VMC
Record
Published September 25, 2020

Primary finding

Probable cause

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

Investigator assessment

Analysis 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.

Source record

Factual narrative

The airplane was damaged when it struck a perimeter fence during an aborted landing. 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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