19881009045789A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177B · Hatteras, NC · October 9, 1988

Date
October 9, 1988 · 19:55 local
Place
Hatteras, NC
Airport
Billy Mitchell Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N17223
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL89LA011
Reported as
Cessna 177B
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1F6
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
271 total71 in this make and model18 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.

Leveled off too high landing at night on an unlighted runway. Impact bent right axle. Veered off runway hit sandbank

As the FAA filed it

LEVELED OFF TOO HIGH LANDING AT NIGHT ON AN UNLIGHTED RUNWAY. IMPACT BENT RIGHT AXLE.VEERED OFF RUNWAY HIT SANDBANK

NTSB investigation

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