# Accident 20050319003529A: Cessna 177B, Rock Springs, WY, March 19, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2005, 10:15 local time
- Place: Rock Springs, WY
- Airport: Rock Springs Sweetwater Count
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5904° N, 109.2198° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5904&lon=-109.2198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30874, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30874) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 166 total, 24 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050319003529A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND THEN "BALLOONED" INTO THE AIR. THE PILOT ADDED ENGINE POWER, HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED A SECOND TIME, STRIKING THE PROPELLER AND NOSE GEAR FIRST. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT WITH THE HORIZONTAL STABILATOR. THE PILOT BROUGHT THE AIRCRAFT BACK ON THE RUNWAY AND THEN TAXIED TO HIS HANGAR. THE AIRCRAFT'S FIREWALL WAS BUCKLED AND ITS RIGHT STABILATOR WAS DISPLACED AFT APPROXIMATELY SIX INCHES.

## 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 DEN05LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA064), Mar 19, 2005: Cessna 177B (N30874), Rock Springs, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing.

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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