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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177 · Maple Lake, MN · August 23, 1997

Date: August 23, 1997 · 20:20 local
Place: Maple Lake, MN
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N29379
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI97LA269
Reported as: Cessna 177
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 115 total81 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

N29379Registered now · Cessna 177S/N 17700851 · Built 1968 Airframe modelCessna 177 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Landed on nose. Porpoised. Varied flaps on go around. Lost lift increased drag settled into cornfield off runway. (-23) the aircraft bounced on landing and the pilot initiated a go around. He applied full power and carburator heat. While varying flaps up and down, the aircraft left the ground but did not climb. The aircraft flew beyond the end of the runway and settled into a corn field several yards away. The pilot was trying to make the wheat field just beyond the corn.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED ON NOSE. PORPOISED. VARIED FLAPS ON GO AROUND. LOST LIFT INCREASED DRAG SETTLED INTO CORNFIELD OFF RUNWAY. (-23) THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON LANDING AND THE PILOT INITIATED A GO AROUND. HE APPLIED FULL POWER AND CARBURATOR HEAT. WHILE VARYING FLAPS UP AND DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE GROUND BUT DID NOT CLIMB. THE AIRCRAFT FLEW BEYOND THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND SETTLED INTO A CORN FIELD SEVERAL YARDS AWAY. THE PILOT WAS TRYING TO MAKE THE WHEAT FIELD JUST BEYOND THE CORN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI97LA269Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMaple Lake, MNthe pilot failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing and his improper recovery from the bounced landing. Factors associated with the accident were the night conditions and the pilot lack of recent experience with night operations.Aug 24, 1997 · Substantial damage