19900120000989A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177B · Acme, MI · January 20, 1990

Date
January 20, 1990 · 16:30 local
Place
Acme, MI
Airport
Acme Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N34860
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI90LA071
Reported as
Cessna 177B
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1F6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
923 total16 in this make and model

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.

Downdraft reported on short final caused high sink rate. Right wheel severed by striking snowbank short of runway.

As the FAA filed it

DOWNDRAFT REPORTED ON SHORT FINAL CAUSED HIGH SINK RATE. RIGHT WHEEL SEVERED BY STRIKING SNOWBANK SHORT OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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