Cessna 177RG N88NG

Summary

On 8 February 2013 at about 15:00 local time, a Cessna 177RG registered N88NG was involved in an accident near Herington, Kansas, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

8 February 2013 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Herington, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Herington Reginal Airport (KHRU)

Coordinates

38.6947, -96.8078

Aircraft

Cessna 177RG

Registration

N88NG

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Parkston → Herington

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN13CA153

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot and two passengers were about 2 hours into a cross-country flight when they decided to land for a rest stop. The pilot reported that he saw some breaks in the clouds below him, so he descended to land at a nearby airport. When the pilot saw the runway, he realized that he was too close to land, so he circled for a better approach. The pilot stated that while turning onto the downwind leg of the traffic pattern, he failed to maintain airspeed and stalled the airplane. The airplane impacted a muddy wheat field with the landing gear retracted and came to rest in an upright position. Examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the engine firewall and fuselage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.