# Accident 19960526019969A: Cessna 177A, Corvallis, OR, May 26, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1996, 17:15 local time
- Place: Corvallis, OR
- Airport: Corvallis Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4598° N, 123.3391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4598&lon=-123.3391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N177JM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N177JM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177A (registry code 2073706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177a) (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 177A
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 731 total, 439 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960526019969A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO TIMELY FLARE FOR LANDING BOUNCED. CAME DOWN HARD ON NOSE. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR. BLAMED BLINDED BY SUN.

## 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 SEA96LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA101), May 27, 1996: Cessna 177 (N177JM), Corvallis, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to properly judge the distance and altitude to the runway just before touching down, and his premature flare for landing. Factors relating to the accident were: the presence of…

## Other reports on N177JM (2)

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

- [Incident 19870724066699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870724066699I), Jul 24, 1987: Cessna 177A (N177JM), Panaca, NV. Aircraft was given a flight assist and vectored to an airport. Unable to identify pilot.
- [Accident 19750811025419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750811025419A), Aug 11, 1975: Cessna 177A (N177JM), Quincy, WA, Substantial damage. Passed ovr ridge.

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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