# Accident 20040214021799A: Cessna 177A, Honolulu, HI, February 14, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 2004, 21:00 local time
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Airport: Honolulu International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.3069° N, 157.8583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honolulu, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3069&lon=-157.8583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30599, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30599) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177A (registry code 2073706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177a) (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 177A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040214021799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING A NIGHT LANDING FOLLOWING AN ILS APPROACH IN VMC. BY THE PILOT'S STATEMENT A SIGNIFICANT GUST CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO ASSUME A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE DURING THE LANDING FLARE. THERE WAS A SUBSEQUENT HARD LANDING ON THE NOSE GEAR AND A MINOR PROP STRIKE ENSUED. THE PILOT RECOVERED FROM THE PORPOISING CAUSED BY THE NOSE FIRST LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO THE PARKING RAMP.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N30599 (1)

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

- [Accident 19731214041749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731214041749A), Dec 14, 1973: Cessna 177A (N30599), Kalapana, HI, Substantial damage. Acft landed on 15 deg upslope macadam road.

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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