# Accident 19930703022099A: Cessna 177, Akron, CO, July 3, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1993, 10:30 local time
- Place: Akron, CO
- Airport: Washington Co Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1592° N, 103.2096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1592&lon=-103.2096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30248 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 434 total, 418 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN93LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930703022099A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED CROSSWIND LANDING. TRIED GO AROUND. UNABLE LEAVE GROUND EFFECT. HIT RUNWAY LIGHT. WENT DOWN HILL INTO FENCE

## 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 DEN93LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA073), Jul 3, 1993: Cessna 177 (N30248), Akron, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS. FACTORS WERE: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO INITIATE A GO AROUND IN A MORE TIMELY MANNER, AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS.

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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