20020617017679A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177B · Richmond, VA · June 17, 2002

Date: June 17, 2002 · 21:00 local
Place: Richmond, VA
Airport: Chesterfield County Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N2182C
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD02LA060
Reported as: Cessna 177B
Fatal injuries: 0

N2182CRegistered now · Cessna 177BS/N 17702749 Airframe modelCessna 177B Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) While performing a night landing in VFR conditions, the pilot landed hard and porpoised several times before coming to a complete stop on the runway. The pilot sustained a compressed spine and was hospitalized for 6 days. The aircraft received substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE PERFORMING A NIGHT LANDING IN VFR CONDITIONS, THE PILOT LANDED HARD AND PORPOISED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT SUSTAINED A COMPRESSED SPINE AND WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR 6 DAYS. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB IAD02LA060Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChesterfield, VApilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing at night.Jun 18, 2002 · Substantial damage