# Accident 19960805028619A: Cessna 177B, Drummond Island, MI, August 5, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1996, 14:05 local time
- Place: Drummond Island, MI
- Airport: Drummond Island Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0006° N, 83.6700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0006&lon=-83.6700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34798 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 316 total, 5 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA280) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960805028619A

## Narrative

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

LANDED NOSE LOW. BROKE OFF NOSE GEAR. DAMAGED FUSELAGE BEHIND FIREWALL. (-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED NOSE LOW. BROKE NOSE GEAR. DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE BEHIND FIREWALL.

## 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 CHI96LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA280), Aug 5, 1996: Cessna 177B (N34798), Drummond Island, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to attain a proper landing attitude, and his failure to recover from the porpoise.

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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