# Accident 20000131007749A: Cessna 177, Snohomish, WA, January 31, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 2000, 15:18 local time
- Place: Snohomish, WA
- Airport: Harvey Field Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9404° N, 121.9997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9404&lon=-121.9997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3433T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3433T-2002-10-08) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000131007749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 31, 2000, THE PILOT DEPARTED SKAGIT REGIONAL AIRPORT AND APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES LATER AT 1518, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED  ACROSS A CONTRUCTION AREA WHERE THE TAIL IMPACTED A MOUND OF DIRT.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN IMPACTED WITH PRIVATE RESIDENCE.  WITNESSES PULLED THE PILOT AND PASSENGER FROM THE AIRCRAFT JUST AS IT BEGAN TO BURN.  THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE, CABIN, AND CENTER SECTION OF WINGS WERE CONSUMED BY FIRE.

## 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 SEA00LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA041), Jan 31, 2000: Cessna 177 (N3433T), Snohomish, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to attempt a go-around, then attempt to stop on the wet grass. Factors include variable winds, the pilot's inadequate compensation for the winds conditions, his…

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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