ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 213734
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| Date: | Saturday 28 July 2018 |
| Time: | 10:23 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 177 Cardinal |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3477T |
| MSN: | 17700777 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4127 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | San Diego-Gillespie Field, CA (SEE/KSEE) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | San Diego-Gillespie Field, CA (SEE/KSEE) |
| Lompoc Airport, CA (LPC/KLPC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Cessna 177 airplane, N3477T, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near San Diego/El Cajon, California. The private pilot and passenger received minor injuries.
The pilot reported that the takeoff and initial climb were normal until about 100 ft above ground level, when the engine began to lose power. He lowered the airplane's nose to prevent a stall, which "resulted in a return to full power." As the airplane neared the end of the 2,738-ft-long runway, the pilot raised the nose again; the engine experienced a "severe" loss of power and the airplane impacted a dirt field at the departure end of the runway. The airplane continued to slide on the ground about 100 yards before coming to rest adjacent to a taxiway.
Probable Cause and Findings
The pilot’s inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in his exceedance of the airplane's maximum gross weight, which lead to the airplane's poor climb performance, and a subsequent loss of control and impact with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Plane-Crash-Lands-in-El-Cajon-Minor-Injuries-489427041.html
https://www.10news.com/news/two-injured-in-plane-crash-at-gillespie-field
FAA
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jul-2018 22:26 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 29-Jul-2018 00:58 | Geno | Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Source] |
| 29-Jul-2018 08:58 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code] |
| 29-Jul-2018 18:38 | SANMJN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Nature, Source, Embed code] |
| 25-Jun-2021 17:13 | harro | Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, Accident report] |
| 25-Jun-2021 17:14 | harro | Updated [Operator, Location] |
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