# Accident 19990317002449A: Cessna 177, Chico, CA, March 17, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1999, 10:30 local time
- Place: Chico, CA
- Airport: Ranchaero Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7402° N, 121.8295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7402&lon=-121.8295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3406T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3406T-2000-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 365 total, 2 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990317002449A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE CFI INDICATED THAT DURING THE FLIGHT HE WAS TO PROVIDE THE OWNER-PILOT ANY NEEDED INSTRUCTION WHILE THE PILOT PRACTICED LANDINGS. ALSO, THE CFI PLANNED TO FURTHER FAMILIARIZE HIMSELF WITH THE PILOT'S AIRPLANE.  THE OWNER-PILOT PERFORMED THE FIRST LANDING, THE CFI PERFORMED THE SECOND LANDING, AND THE OWNER-PILOT PERFORMED THE THIRD APPROACH AND ATTEMPTED LANDING.  THE CFI REPORTED THAT THE PILOT'S FINAL APPROACH WAS FLOWN A LITTLE FASTER THAN NORMAL.  THE TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED NOSE WHEEL FIRST, AND DURING ROLLOUT THE AIRPLANE BEGAN PORPOISING.  AFTER THE THIRD OR FOURTH OSCILLATION, THE CFI TOOK THE CONTROLS AND APPLIED FULL ENGINE POWER TO STABILIZE THE AIRPLANE AND TO TAKE OFF. ACCORDING TO THE CFI, HE MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AS IT BECAME AIRBORNE, AND HE PARTIALLY RETRACTED THE WING FLAPS.  THE AIRPLANE CLIMBED, IMPACTED SEVERAL TREES, AND CAME TO REST WITHIN 1/4-MILE SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT.  NEITHER PILOT ASSERTED THAT ANY MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OCCURRED WITH THE AIRPLANE DURING THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT.  RANCHAERO'S RUNWAY 15 IS 2,280 FEET LONG, AND ITS LANDING THRESHOLD IS DISPLACED BY 200 FEET.  TREES ARE LOCATED NEAR BOTH THE APPROACH AND DEPARTURE ENDS OF THE RUN WAY. TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS ARE PROHIBITED.                                (-23)OWNER AND INSTRUCTOR WERE PRACTICING TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS WHEN AN ATTEMPTED GO AROUND FROM AN ABORTED LANDING RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT NOT MAINTAINING FLYING SPEED AND COLLIDING INTO A TREE.  THE RUNWAY IS SURROUNDED ON ALL SIDES BY AN ALMOND ORCHARD.

## 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 LAX99LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA121), Mar 17, 1999: Cessna 177 (N3406T), Chico, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The CFI's inadequate supervision and delayed remedial action to rectify his student's bounced landing. Contributing factors were the short runway and obstructing trees.

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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