Cessna 177 N102AT

Summary

On 1 October 1989 at about 15:08 local time, a Cessna 177 registered N102AT, operated by Kodiak Flying Club, was involved in an accident near Manistique, Michigan, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 October 1989 at 15:08

Classification

Accident

Location

Manistique, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Schoolcraft County (ISQ)

Coordinates

45.9502, -86.2509

Aircraft

Cessna 177

Registration

N102AT

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Kodiak Flying Club

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Greyling → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI90LA001

4 people had minor injuries.

A DELAYED BY THE PILOT IN GOING AROUND AND HIS FAILURE TO OBTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED BEFORE FULLY RETRACTING THE FLAPS, WHICH ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO MUSH. THE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT DURING THE LANDING AND THE TRANSMISSION WIRE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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AFTER LANDING LONG, THE PLT ELECTED TO GO-AROUND. HE RETRACTED THE FLAPS TO FULL UP & THE ACFT STOPPED CLIMBING & STARTED SETTLING WITH THE STALL WARNING HORN SOUNDING. THE PLT OBSERVED WIRES IN HIS FLT PATH & ROTATED THE PLANE TO AN ATTITUDE WHICH WOULD ALLOW THE WIRE TO STRIKE THE ACFT'S BELLY, RATHER THAN ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. AFTER THE WIRE STRIKE, THE ACFT DESCENDED OUT OF CONTROL & COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN. ACCORDING TO THE GO-AROUND PROCEDURE IN THE FLT MANUAL, THE FLAPS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RETRACTED TO ONLY 20 DEG UNTIL THE ACFT HAD ACCELERATED TO 75 MPH, THEN FURTHER FLAP RETRACTION SHOULD HAVE BEEN PERFORMED SLOWLY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.