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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177 · Lacon, IL · March 26, 1986

Date
March 26, 1986 · 23:45 local
Place
Lacon, IL
Airport
Marshall Co
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3187T
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI86LA112
Reported as
Cessna 177
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,609 total838 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flared too late, porpoised and landed hard on the night landing. The engine firewall was damaged.

As the FAA filed it

FLARED TOO LATE, PORPOISED AND LANDED HARD ON THE NIGHT LANDING. THE ENGINE FIREWALL WAS DAMAGED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.