# Accident 19980323004049A: Cessna 177A, Laurel, MT, March 23, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1998, 17:00 local time
- Place: Laurel, MT
- Airport: Laurel Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5998° N, 108.6810° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5998&lon=-108.6810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N177MT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N177MT-2013-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177A (registry code 2073706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177a) (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 177A
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 129 total, 33 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980323004049A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED LANDING. BEGAN GO AROUND TO SLOW. LOST CONTROL. INDICATES A WING STALLED ON PREMATURE LIFT OFF. (.4)THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS IN A CROSSWIND. ON THE SECOND LANDING, THE AIRPLANE DEVELOPED AN EXCESSIVE SINK RATE ON FINAL, HIT HARD AND BOUNCED INTO THE AIR.  THE PILOT ADDED FULL POWER TO GO AROUND BUT DID NOT REACH FLYING SPEED.  THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED OFF TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN.                                       (-23)LOST DIREDTIONAL CONTROL DURING A GO-AROUND INITIATED AFTER BOUNCED DURING PRACTICE CROSSWIND LANDING.

## 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 SEA98LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA049), Mar 23, 1998: Cessna 177A (N177MT), Laurel, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive descent rate on final, and improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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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