# Accident 19990827025399A: Cessna 177, Carson City, NV, August 27, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: August 27, 1999, 16:30 local time - Place: Carson City, NV - Airport: Carson Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 39.1400° N, 119.7105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1400&lon=-119.7105&mi=10 - Aircraft: N3327T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3327T) (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 O360A1A - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 190 total, 28 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA286) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990827025399A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON AUGUST 27, 1999, ABOUT 1630 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 177, N3327T, OPERATED BY THE PILOT, MADE A HARD LANDING AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AT THE UNCONTROLLED CARSON AIRPORT, CARSON CITY, NEVADA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED DURING THE PERSONAL FLIGHT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT IN THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MINDEN, NEVADA, ABOUT 1615. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT EARLIER DURING THE DAY HE PASSED A BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW (BFR). PRIOR TO THAT HE HAD NOT FLOWN IN ABOUT 1.5 YEARS. THE BFR LASTED ABOUT 1.1 HOURS DURING WHICH HE PERFORMED TWO LANDINGS WITH THE WING FLAPS PARTIALLY EXTENDED. AFTER THE BFR, HE FLEW TO THE CARSON AIRPORT, EXTENDED THE WING FLAPS TO THE 10-DEGREE SETTING, AND LANDED ON 5,900-FOOT-LONG RUNWAY 27. THE PILOT FURTHER INDICATED THAT HE APPROACHED THE RUNWAY WITH EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED AND IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. THE PILOT STATED ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO CROSSWIND, HE DID ENCOUNTER A WIND GUST AND TURBULENCE. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON ITS NOSE GEAR, BOUNCED, AND COMMENCED PORPOISING. ACCORDING TO THE P ILOT, NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE EXPERIENCED WITH THE AIRPLANE DURING THE FLIGHT. (.4)ON AUGUST 27, 1999, ABOUT 1630 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 177, N3327T, OPERATED BY THE PILOT, MADE A HARD LANDING AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AT THE UNCONTROLLED CARSON AIRPORT, CARSON CITY, NEVADA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED DURING THE PERSONAL FLIGHT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE AIRPLANE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MINDEN, NEVADA, ABOUT 1615. THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR THAT EARLIER DURING THE DAY HE PASSED A BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW (BFR). PRIOR TO THAT HE HAD NOT FLOWN IN ABOUT 1.5 YEARS. THE BFR LASTED ABOUT 1.1 HOURS DURING WHICH HE PERFORMED TWO LANDINGS WITH THE WING FLAPS PARTIALLY EXTENDED.AFTER COMPLETING THE BFR, HE FLEW TO THE CARSON AIRPORT, EXTENDED THE WING FLAPS TO THE 10-DEGREE SETTING, AND LANDED ON 5,900-FOOT-LONG RUNWAY 27. THE PILOT FURTHER INDICATED THAT HE APPROACHED THE RUNWAY WITH EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED AND IN A NOSE LOW ATTIT UDE. THE PILOT STATED ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO CROSSWIND, HE DID ENCOUNTER A "SMALL AMOUNT OF TURBULENCE." THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON ITS NOSE WHEEL, BOUNCED, AND COMMENCED PORPOISING. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE EXPERIENCED WITH THE AIRPLANE DURING THE FLIGHT. (-23)PILOT DEPARTED CXP TO MEV FOR A BFR. AFTER A SATISFACTORY BFR, AND DURING THAT RETURN FLIGHT, THE PILOT PULLED POWER ON SHORT FINAL AT CXP. WHEN POWER WAS REDUCED, THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED RUNWAY 27 AT A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE DAMAGING THE NOSE GEAR AND STEERING LINKAGE. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND STRUCK A SIGN. ## 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 LAX99LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA286), Aug 27, 1999: Cessna 177 (N3327T), Carson City, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's use of an excessive approach reference airspeed, his misjudged landing flare, and subsequent hard landing/porpoise. A contributing factor was the airplane's excessive approach airspeed. ## Other reports on N3327T (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20080612835099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080612835099I), Jun 12, 2008: Cessna 177 (N3327T), Billings, MT, Minor damage. (-23) On jun 12, 2008, at 1504 MDT, a Cessna 177, N3327T, registered to [privacy data omitted], had an unscheduled landing due to engine failure from fuel… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.