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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177B · Foster City, CA · June 17, 2006

Date: June 17, 2006 · 12:05 local
Place: Foster City, CA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N35058
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX06LA205
Reported as: Cessna 177B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,150 total720 in this make and model

N35058Registration cancelled Jul 31, 2009 · Cessna 177BS/N 17702180 · Built 1974 Airframe modelCessna 177B Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Based on the operators statements when interviewed two days after the accident, he was cleared for takeoff from oak and routed over the san francisco bay to cross the san mateo bridge at mid span at or below 1400 MSL enroute to pao. ATC had just terminated radar services and directed the pilot to contact pao tower about the time the aircraft reached 1300 MSL. The pilot was changing transponder code to 1200 and looking for or attempting to change the comm radio to the pao tower frequency when the aircraft impacted the surface of the bay in about three to four feet of water. The aircraft settled on the bottom of the bay and the pilot after several minutes got out and stood in the bay until the coast guard retrieved him from the water. The pilot said he does not recall any abnormal flight issues or performance issues with the flight. All aircraft systems and powerplant appeared normal until he found himself in the water.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) BASED ON THE OPERATORS STATEMENTS WHEN INTERVIEWED TWO DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT, HE WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF FROM OAK AND ROUTED OVER THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY TO CROSS THE SAN MATEO BRIDGE AT MID SPAN AT OR BELOW 1400 MSL ENROUTE TO PAO. ATC HAD JUST TERMINATED RADAR SERVICES AND DIRECTED THE PILOT TO CONTACT PAO TOWER ABOUT THE TIME THE AIRCRAFT REACHED 1300 MSL. THE PILOT WAS CHANGING TRANSPONDER CODE TO 1200 AND LOOKING FOR OR ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE THE COMM RADIO TO THE PAO TOWER FREQUENCY WHEN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE SURFACE OF THE BAY IN ABOUT THREE TO FOUR FEET OF WATER. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE BAY AND THE PILOT AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES GOT OUT AND STOOD IN THE BAY UNTIL THE COAST GUARD RETRIEVED HIM FROM THE WATER. THE PILOT SAID HE DOES NOT RECALL ANY ABNORMAL FLIGHT ISSUES OR PERFORMANCE ISSUES WITH THE FLIGHT. ALL AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS AND POWERPLANT APPEARED NORMAL UNTIL HE FOUND HIMSELF IN THE WATER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX06LA205Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRedwood City, CAA collision with water for undetermined reasons.Jun 17, 2006 · Substantial damage