What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 23, 1998, at 0835 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 177, N1293C, was substantially damaged during an aborted landing to Baublitz Commerical Airport, Brogue, Pennsylvania. The certificated private pilot was not injured . Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight conducted un der 14 CFR part 91 and no flight plan was filed. The personal flight departed reigle field airport, palmyra, Pennsylvania, approximately 0735. According to a federal aviation administration (FAA) inspector, the pilot stated the airplane landed nose wheel first and started to porpoise, so he executed a go around. During the maneuver, the airplane drifted left and struck two small trees before coming to rest in a corn field, 40 feet left of runway 27. During a telephone interview the pilot stated, he had a little right aileron, and a little right rudder in when the airplane impacted the two trees on the left side of runway 27. He added, there were no mechanical problems with the airplane. In the NTSB form 6120.1/2, the pilot stated that runway 27 was slopped approximately 8 percent towards the south, about 1/4 of the way down the runway. The pilot provided a diagram depicting two trees approximately 1/4 of the way down runway 27 with over 50 percent of their surface area encroaching into the runway environment. In addition, he showed the wind from approximately 330 degrees at 8 knots. The pilot reported 280 hours of total flight experience on his last FAA medical application dated June 7, 1997. (-23) after a cross-country flight from (58N) reigle airport the pilot made a normal approach to land at Baublitz airport (6W6). The pilot noticed that he had a light cross-wind from his right as he touched down on runway 27. The aircraft landed nose wheel first and began to porpoise. Full power was selected and a recovery was made. During the maneuver the aircraft had moved to the FAR left side of the runway. The left wing came into contact with two small trees on the edge of the runway which turned the aircraft 90 degrees to the left causing it to slide sideways. Each wing tip and leading edge touched the ground as the aircraft spun around a full 180 degrees. The aircraft stopped in a corn field down hill and 40 feet left of the runway. Substantial distortion noted on the aircraft fuselage at the rear spar and e xtended downward across both sides meeting at the belly fuselage joint which was torn open. Hard propeller impact with the ground was also indicated.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 23, 1998, AT 0835 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 177, N1293C, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN ABORTED LANDING TO BAUBLITZ COMMERICAL AIRPORT, BROGUE, PENNSYLVANIA. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED . VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT CONDUCTED UN DER 14 CFR PART 91 AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED REIGLE FIELD AIRPORT, PALMYRA, PENNSYLVANIA, APPROXIMATELY 0735. ACCORDING TO A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR, THE PILOT STATED THE AIRPLANE LANDED NOSE WHEEL FIRST AND STARTED TO PORPOISE, SO HE EXECUTED A GO AROUND. DURING THE MANEUVER, THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED LEFT AND STRUCK TWO SMALL TREES BEFORE COMING TO REST IN A CORN FIELD, 40 FEET LEFT OF RUNWAY 27. DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW THE PILOT STATED, HE HAD A LITTLE RIGHT AILERON, AND A LITTLE RIGHT RUDDER IN WHEN THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE TWO TREES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 27. HE ADDED, THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE. IN THE NTSB FORM 6120.1/2, THE PILOT STATED THAT RUNWAY 27 WAS SLOPPED APPROXIMATELY 8 PERCENT TOWARDS THE SOUTH, ABOUT 1/4 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT PROVIDED A DIAGRAM DEPICTING TWO TREES APPROXIMATELY 1/4 OF THE WAY DOWN RUNWAY 27 WITH OVER 50 PERCENT OF THEIR SURFACE AREA ENCROACHING INTO THE RUNWAY ENVIRONMENT. IN ADDITION, HE SHOWED THE WIND FROM APPROXIMATELY 330 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS. THE PILOT REPORTED 280 HOURS OF TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE ON HIS LAST FAA MEDICAL APPLICATION DATED JUNE 7, 1997. (-23) AFTER A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM (58N) REIGLE AIRPORT THE PILOT MADE A NORMAL APPROACH TO LAND AT BAUBLITZ AIRPORT (6W6). THE PILOT NOTICED THAT HE HAD A LIGHT CROSS-WIND FROM HIS RIGHT AS HE TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 27. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED NOSE WHEEL FIRST AND BEGAN TO PORPOISE. FULL POWER WAS SELECTED AND A RECOVERY WAS MADE. DURING THE MANEUVER THE AIRCRAFT HAD MOVED TO THE FAR LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT WING CAME INTO CONTACT WITH TWO SMALL TREES ON THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY WHICH TURNED THE AIRCRAFT 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT CAUSING IT TO SLIDE SIDEWAYS. EACH WING TIP AND LEADING EDGE TOUCHED THE GROUND AS THE AIRCRAFT SPUN AROUND A FULL 180 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED IN A CORN FIELD DOWN HILL AND 40 FEET LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. SUBSTANTIAL DISTORTION NOTED ON THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE AT THE REAR SPAR AND E XTENDED DOWNWARD ACROSS BOTH SIDES MEETING AT THE BELLY FUSELAGE JOINT WHICH WAS TORN OPEN. HARD PROPELLER IMPACT WITH THE GROUND WAS ALSO INDICATED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.