# Accident 20060418029809A: Cessna 177B, Cleveland, OH, April 18, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2006, 16:00 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Cuyahoga County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5650° N, 81.4864° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5650&lon=-81.4864&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34405, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34405) (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 flight hours: 1,200 total, 400 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060418029809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 18, 2006, ABOUT 1600 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 177B, N34405, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 06 (5,102 FEET BY 100 FEET, ASPHALT), AT THE CUYAHOGA COUNTY AIRPORT, CLEVELAND, OHIO. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT AN UNCONFIRMED TIME.

## 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 CHI06CA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA132), Apr 18, 2006: Cessna 177B (N34405), Cleveland, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged flare which resulted in a bounced landing, and his inadequate recovery from the bounced landing that led to a hard 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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