# Accident 20041017024819A: Cessna 177, Auburn, AL, October 17, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2004, 18:58 local time
- Place: Auburn, AL
- Airport: Auburn-Opelika G Pitts Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6089° N, 85.4339° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6089&lon=-85.4339&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29459, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29459) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 269 total, 82 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05CA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041017024819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE EXECUTING A LANDING AT AUBURN, AL ON OCTOBER 17, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 18:58 HOURS CDT, MR. ROBIN CAMPBELL, THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF N29459, A CESSNA 177, MADE A HARD LANDING RESULTING IN THE SEPARATION OF THE NOSE WHEEL AND FORK ASSEMBLY FROM THE NOSE WHEEL STRUT ASSEMBLY RESULTING IN PROPELLER, AND MINOR FIRE WALL 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 ATL05CA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA006), Oct 17, 2004: Cessna 177 (N29459), Auburn, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare resulting in a hard landing. A factor was the pilot's diverted attention.

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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