# Accident 20020609014989A: Cessna 177, Sherman, TX, June 9, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2002, 11:30 local time
- Place: Sherman, TX
- Airport: Sherman Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6211° N, 96.5861° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6211&lon=-96.5861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2282Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2282Y-2005-08-17) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020609014989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 9, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA-177 REGISTERED TO GARY E. HILL, LANDED HARD AT SWI (SHERMAN MUNICIPAL), BOUNCED, BECAME AIRBORNE, LANDED AGAIN AND DEPARTED THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT OCCURRED AND THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES.

## 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 FTW02LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA175), Jun 9, 2002: Cessna 177 (N2282Y), Sherman, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The hard landing as result of the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing. A contributing factor was the gusty crosswinds.

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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