19880110000399A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177B · St Charles, MO · January 10, 1988

Date: January 10, 1988 · 14:15 local
Place: St Charles, MO
Airport: St Charles County Smart Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N35284
NTSB investigation: NTSBMKC88LA038
Reported as: Cessna 177B
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A1F6
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 222 total121 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

N35284Registered now · Cessna 177BS/N 17702307 · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna 177B Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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High sink rate on final. Landed short of runway. Fractured the nose wheel fork.

As the FAA filed it

HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL. LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY. FRACTURED THE NOSE WHEEL FORK.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB MKC88LA038Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSt. Charles, MOWhile practicing touch and go ldgs, PIC noted a significant increase in sink rate. Additional power failed to arrest the descent, and the acft struck the terrain short of the rwy causing substantial damage to the acft, and no injuries to plt and pax.Jan 10, 1988 · Substantial damage