# Accident 20010814021419A: Cessna 177, South Haven, MI, August 14, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2001, 16:00 local time
- Place: South Haven, MI
- Airport: South Haven Area Regional Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3995° N, 86.2692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3995&lon=-86.2692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2949X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2949X-2013-07-15) (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 CHI01LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA289) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010814021419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LANDED HARD ON RWY 04 AT SOUTH HAVEN, MI. AFTER THIRD BOUNCE AIRCRAFT EXITED RUNWAY ON RIGHT SIDE AND WENT THROUGH DRAIN DITCH. BOTH MAIN GEAR WERE BENT, NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF, LEFT WING TIP BROKEN AND DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT FIREWALL. (.19) ON AUGUST 14, 2001, AT 1600 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 177, N2949X, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN ON-GROUND COLLISION WITH A DITCH FOLLOWING A LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL DURING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 04 (4,300 FEET BY 75 FEET, DRY/ASPHALT) AT THE SOUTH HAVEN AREA REGIONAL AIRPORT, SOUTH HAVEN, MICHIGAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED THE SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN REGIONAL AIRPORT, BENTON HARBOR, MICHIGAN, AT 1540. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE BOUNCED THREE TIMES DURING THE LANDING ATTEMPT AND SUBSEQUENTLY LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED A DITCH.

## 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 CHI01LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA289), Aug 14, 2001: Cessna 177 (N2949X), South Haven, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining aircraft control during the landing. Factors to the accident were the pilot not performing a go-around and the ditch.

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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