# Accident 19890731025959A: Cessna 177, Fall City, WA, July 31, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1989, 12:15 local time
- Place: Fall City, WA
- Airport: Campbell Airstrip Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5794° N, 121.8799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5794&lon=-121.8799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3448T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3448T-2012-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 593 total, 25 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890731025959A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ON SHORT FINAL,HIT RUNWAY OVERRUN. BROKE OFF NOSE GEAR AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 SEA89LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA145), Jul 31, 1989: Cessna 177 (N3448T), Fall City, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED HIS LANDING FLARE AND THEN DID NOT PROPERLY RECOVER FROM THE RESULTING BOUNCE.

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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