Cessna 177RG accident near Warren, PA
On April 11, 2005, a Cessna 177RG (airplane) was involved in an accident near Warren, PA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- April 11, 2005
- Place
- Warren, PA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177RG · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 41.866°N, 79.206°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050420X00485
NTSB summary
On April 11, 2005, at 1604 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 177RG, N7545V, was substantially damaged while landing at the Warren Airpark (7PA1), Warren, Pennsylvania. The certificated private pilot received serious injuries, and the passenger was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight that departed Butler County Airport (BTP), Butler, Pennsylvania, about 1520, destined for Warren Airpark. No flight plan was filed, and the flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to witnesses, the airplane touched down on runway 6, an approximately 2,600-foot-long by 50-foot-wide, asphalt runway, and everything appeared to be "fine." A "heavy gust of wind" then blew across the runway, and the airplane departed the right side of the landing surface and went onto the grass. The airplane then began to climb, but was unable to clear a line of trees. According to FAA records, the pilot held a private pilot certificate with ratings for airplane single engine land and instrument airplane. On his most recent application for a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) third-class medical certificate, dated April 14, 2003, he reported a total flight experience of 1,078 hours. According to the pilot's logbook, he had accumulated 1,320.4 total hours of flight experience, all of which were in single engine airplanes. He completed a flight review on October 3, 2004, and the most recent entry in his logbook was dated February 26, 2005. According to FAA records, the airplane was manufactured in 1976, owned by the pilot, and registered to an address in Butl
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to follow the balked landing checklist while attempting to abort a landing. Factors in the accident were his failure to maintain directional control during the landing, and a gust of wind.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
