# Accident 20020731023079A: Cessna 177B, Elma, WA, July 31, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2002, 20:00 local time
- Place: Elma, WA
- Airport: Elma Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9883° N, 123.4339° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9883&lon=-123.4339&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34633, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34633-2021-07-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020731023079A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A LANDING ATTEMPT AT ELMA AIRPORT, THE 300 HOUR PRIVATE PILOT MISJUDGED THE HEIGHT OF HIS APPROACH. HE LANDED LONG ON THE 2,275 FOOT RUNWAY AND FAILED TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY DURING ROLLOUT AND COLLIDED WITH SHRUBS OFF THE END OF RUNWAY, SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 SEA02LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA147), Aug 1, 2002: Cessna 177B (N34633), Elma, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a bounced landing and recovery resulting in the aircraft's departing the runway. Contributing factors were the high brush/vegetation the…

## Other reports on N34633 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20201111022169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201111022169A), Nov 11, 2020: Cessna 177B (N34633), Langley, WA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft was on instrument flight plan enroute from bellingham, WA (bli) to Boeing field, WA (bfi). While enroute, PIC reported loss of engine power and unable…

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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