# Accident 19890324004539A: Cessna 177, Fort Dodge, IA, March 24, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1989, 14:00 local time
- Place: Fort Dodge, IA
- Airport: Fort Dodge Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4993° N, 94.1700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4993&lon=-94.1700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35053, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35053) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1F6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,462 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890324004539A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BOUNCED AND PORPOISED LANDING IN A GUSTY CROSSWIND. CAME DOWN HARD ON NOSE GEAR AND BROKE IT OFF.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC89LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA084), Mar 24, 1989: Cessna 177 (N35053), Fort Dodge, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR EXISTING WIND CONDITIONS, TO FLARE PROPERLY, AND TO RECOVER PROPERLY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING. THE GUSTY X-WIND CONDITIONS CONTRIBUTED TO THE…

## Other reports on N35053 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19910904042689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910904042689I), Sep 4, 1991: Cessna 177B (N35053), Sioux City, IA. Pilot lost directional control on a crosswind landing. Veered off runway into a bean field.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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