# Accident 19970823023429A: Cessna 177, Maple Lake, MN, August 23, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1997, 20:20 local time
- Place: Maple Lake, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2299° N, 93.9990° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2299&lon=-93.9990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29379, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29379) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 81 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA269) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970823023429A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CHI97LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA269), Aug 24, 1997: Cessna 177 (N29379), Maple Lake, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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…

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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