# Accident 19970622015949A: Cessna 175A, Panama City Bea, FL, June 22, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1997, 15:00 local time
- Place: Panama City Bea, FL
- Airport: Buchanan Stol
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2004° N, 85.7892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2004&lon=-85.7892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6844E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6844E-2011-07-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175A (registry code 2072504, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (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 175A
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 528 total, 179 in this make and model, 128 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970622015949A

## Narrative

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

CUT SHORT BANNER TOW DUE THUNDERSTORMS. DROPPED BANNER OVER GRASS STRIP. UNABLE STOP LANDING. OVERRAN INTO DITCH. (-23) PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT ON 1000 FT. WET GRASS RUNWAY, AFTER CONDUCTING TOW BANNER OPERATIONS.  UPON LANDING, PILOT DISCOVERED THERE WAS NO BRAKING ACTION. PILOT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY, INTO DITCH AND NOSE GEAR WAS DAMAGED.

## 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 ATL97LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA089), Jun 22, 1997: Cessna 175A (N6844E), Panama City Bch, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to account for the reduced braking effectiveness on the wet/grass airstrip, which resulted in an overrun and encounter with a ditch. Factors relating to the accident were:…

## Other reports on N6844E (2)

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

- [Incident 20040828019599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040828019599I), Aug 28, 2004: Cessna 175A (N6844E), Panama City, FL. (-23) While conducting banner tow operation, pilot noticed progressive knocking from engine, and loss of power. Pilot felt engine would not continue to develop…
- [Incident 20000620033559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000620033559I), Jun 20, 2000: Cessna 175A (N6844E), Panama City, FL, 1 fatal. (-23)At approximately 1755 EST 06/20/2000, [privacy data omitted] jumped from N6844E at 3,000 ft MSL as a skydiver. Eyewitnesses report a normal chute…

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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