# Accident 19980927026679A: Cessna 177, Belen, NM, September 27, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1998, 11:00 local time
- Place: Belen, NM
- Airport: Alexander Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6508° N, 106.7690° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6508&lon=-106.7690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29572, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29572-2018-01-18) (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 O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 37 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA413](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA413) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980927026679A

## Narrative

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

(.4)ON SEPTEMBER 27, 1998, APPROXIMATELY 1100 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 177A, N29572, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN DURING LANDING APPROACH AT BELEN,NEW MEXICO. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO, AT 0930.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S ACCIDENT REPORT, SHE HAD OBTAINED A WEATHER BRIEFING AND HAD RECEIVED VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING SERVICES FROM ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC.  RADAR SERVICES WERE TERMINATED WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS 22 MILES SOUTH OF BELEN.  THE PILOT PROCEEDED UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL RULES TO BELEN AND MADE A STRAIGHT-IN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 03 (6,600 FT X 60 FT, ASPHALT).  THE PILOT SAID SHE NOTICED THERE WAS ANOTHER AIRPLANE IN THE PATTERN THAT WAS TURNING BASE LEG.  SHE WAS UNSURE OF THE PILOT'S INTENTIONS BECAUSE HE WAS NOT USING HIS RADIO.  THE PILOT OF N29572 MADE THE DECISION TO LAND BEHIND THIS TRAFFIC.  SHE FLARED FOR LANDING AND INADVERTENTLY STALLED THE AIRPLANE.  THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.  THE NOSE WHEEL LANDING GEAR WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT. THE FIREWALL WAS ALSO DAMAGED.                   (-23) ON SEPTEMBER 27, 1998 AT 1115 MDT, N29572, A CESSNA MODEL 177 OWNED AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 03 AT BELEN, NM DURING A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND FLIGHT FOLLOWING WAS UTILIZED UNTIL 22 NM SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LAS CRUCES, NM ON SEPTEMBER 27, 1998 AT 1000 MDT.

## 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 FTW98LA413](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA413), Sep 27, 1998: Cessna 177A (N29572), Belen, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot inadvertently stalling the airplane.

## Other reports on N29572 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20001231033519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001231033519A), Dec 31, 2000: Cessna 177 (N29572), Las Cruces, NM, Substantial damage. (-23)On December 31, 2000, approx. 1101 MST, a Cessna 177 cardinal (N29572) registered to and operated by aviation enterprises, inc., 505 fairacres, NM 88044,…

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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