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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 177B · Pescadero, CA · August 25, 1996

Date: August 25, 1996 · 18:51 local
Place: Pescadero, CA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N34647
Reported as: Cessna 177B
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 240 total45 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N34647Registration cancelled Dec 14, 1999 · Cessna 177BS/N 17701921 Airframe modelCessna 177B

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: Cessna N34546, operated by igor mihich sustained damage to the landing gear while making an emergency landing on the beach, about 15 miles south of half moon bay, California. There were no injuries to the three people aboard. No flight plan was filed and VFR conditions prevailed. According to police reports, the pilot landed on gazo beach, Pescadero, California when the engine started running rough. After the aircraft came to rest on the beach and the occupants exited the aircraft the tide came in and pushed the aircraft into the rocks, causing substantial damage to the aircraft. The pilot stated that the engine RPM dropped from about 2500 RPM to 1100 RPM. It surged a few times but would not recover full RPM. He selected the beach instead of a crowded highway to land. He landed close to the surf to avoid people on the beach. No pilot deviation. No 8010-11 filed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: CESSNA N34546, OPERATED BY IGOR MIHICH SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR WHILE MAKING AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE BEACH, ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTH OF HALF MOON BAY, CALIFORNIA. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE THREE PEOPLE ABOARD. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AND VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED. ACCORDING TO POLICE REPORTS, THE PILOT LANDED ON GAZO BEACH, PESCADERO, CALIFORNIA WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE BEACH AND THE OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT THE TIDE CAME IN AND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE ROCKS, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE RPM DROPPED FROM ABOUT 2500 RPM TO 1100 RPM. IT SURGED A FEW TIMES BUT WOULD NOT RECOVER FULL RPM. HE SELECTED THE BEACH INSTEAD OF A CROWDED HIGHWAY TO LAND. HE LANDED CLOSE TO THE SURF TO AVOID PEOPLE ON THE BEACH. NO PILOT DEVIATION. NO 8010-11 FILED.