# Accident 20050820017509A: Cessna 177B, Olive Branch, MS, August 20, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2005, 10:10 local time
- Place: Olive Branch, MS
- Airport: Olive Branch Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9786° N, 89.7869° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9786&lon=-89.7869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34329, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34329-2007-02-27) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 52 total, 52 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05CA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050820017509A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT CONDUCTED SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FROM OLIVE BRANCH, MS (OLV), VIA JACKSON, TN (MKL), VIA TUPELO, MS (TUP) AND RETURNED TO OLV. DURING AN ATTEMPTED LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 AT OLV THE AIRCRAFT LANDED TO THE LEFT OF CENTERLINE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD BOUNCED THREE TIMES AND DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER DEPARTING THE RUNWAY THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY SHEARED OFF, THE PROP WAS DAMAGED AND THE RIGHT WING WAS DAMAGED.

## 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 MIA05CA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA151), Aug 20, 2005: Cessna 177B (N34329), Olive Branch, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the landing roll resulting in an on ground collision with a runway light and subsequent collapse of the nose landing gear.

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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