# Accident 19950523013099A: Cessna 177B, Allentown, PA, May 23, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1995, 20:45 local time
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Airport: Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5908° N, 75.4703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5908&lon=-75.4703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N621PW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N621PW) (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 177B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1F6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 209 total, 123 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950523013099A

## Narrative

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

BALLOONED ON LANDING. CAME BACK DOWN NOSE WHEEL FIRST AND PORPOISED.

## 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 NYC95LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA120), May 24, 1995: Cessna 177B (N621PW), Allentown, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot misjudged the flare, resulting in a hard, bounced landing and impact with the runway. A factor in this accident was an improper recovery from a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N621PW (1)

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

- [Incident 19890322015379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890322015379I), Mar 22, 1989: Cessna 177B (N621PW), Columbia, MD. Mistakenly attempted to land at closed airport. Manager drove truck on runway to prevent landing. Landed elsewhere.

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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