No fatalities

4 May 2008: Cessna 177 — Bellefontaine, OH

Bellefontaine, OH, United States

On 4 May 2008, a Cessna 177 was involved in an aviation accident near Bellefontaine, OH. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the aborted landing. Contributing to the accident was the fence. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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An airplane was damaged after striking a perimeter fence during an aborted landing. The pilot reported bouncing twice, aborting, adding full power, retracting flaps, then losing directional control to the left.

Incident Overview

The airplane sustained damage when it struck an airport perimeter fence during an aborted landing. The pilot reported that during the landing attempt, the airplane bounced twice, leading to the decision to abort the landing.

Sequence of Events

According to the pilot, after deciding to abort the landing, he added full power and retracted the flaps. Subsequently, he lost directional control of the airplane to the left. The pilot attempted to get the airplane back into the air but could not achieve sufficient airspeed. The airplane then settled back to the ground and collided with the airport perimeter fence.

Mechanical Status

The pilot reported no mechanical failure or malfunction with the airplane prior to or during the incident.

Contributing factors

Causes

Directional control — Not attained/maintained

Other contributing factors

Fence/fence post