19971025036469A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 177 · Boerne, TX · October 25, 1997

Date: October 25, 1997 · 10:15 local
Place: Boerne, TX
Airport: Boerne Stage
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N2971X
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW98LA032
Reported as: Cessna 177
Fatal injuries: 0

N2971XRegistration cancelled Jun 19, 2000 · Cessna 177S/N 17700371 Airframe modelCessna 177

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What happened

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

Bounced porpoised. Began late go around struck a parked front end loader. (-23) on October 26, 1997, we interviewed the pilot, Mr. Herbert b. young. He told us that on the day of the accident, he did two landings and takeoffs and was coming in for his final landing when the nose of the aircraft hit hard. The aircraft bounced several times and he started to porpoise. He added power and tried to bring the aircraft under control when it veered left off the runway and struck the front end loader. Mr. Young told us he had .3 hrs. Total time in a Cessna 177 and that he had .2 hrs. Total time on the day of the accident. We were also told by him that he had 340 hours total time in Cessna aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

BOUNCED PORPOISED. BEGAN LATE GO AROUND STRUCK A PARKED FRONT END LOADER. (-23) ON OCTOBER 26, 1997, WE INTERVIEWED THE PILOT, MR. HERBERT B. YOUNG. HE TOLD US THAT ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, HE DID TWO LANDINGS AND TAKEOFFS AND WAS COMING IN FOR HIS FINAL LANDING WHEN THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT HIT HARD. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES AND HE STARTED TO PORPOISE. HE ADDED POWER AND TRIED TO BRING THE AIRCRAFT UNDER CONTROL WHEN IT VEERED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK THE FRONT END LOADER. MR. YOUNG TOLD US HE HAD .3 HRS. TOTAL TIME IN A CESSNA 177 AND THAT HE HAD .2 HRS. TOTAL TIME ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. WE WERE ALSO TOLD BY HIM THAT HE HAD 340 HOURS TOTAL TIME IN CESSNA AIRCRAFT.

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 FTW98LA032Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoerne, TXthe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the aborted landing. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a porpoise; his lack of total experience in the…Oct 25, 1997 · Destroyed