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FAA incident report · Cessna 177RG · Grand Canyon, AZ · October 7, 2007

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Date
October 7, 2007 · 11:45 local
Place
Grand Canyon, AZ
Airport
Valle
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N52878
Reported as
Cessna 177RG
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
680 total150 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N52878Registered now · Cessna 177RGS/N 177RG1297Airframe modelCessna 177RGEngine modelLycoming IO-360-A1B6DReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On 10/07/07, N52878 landed hard on rwy 1 at the Valle, AZ airport (40G) which resulted in the separation of the right main landing wheel and propeller ground strike. There were no injuries sustained by the 2 occupants, the pilot and sole passenger. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the propeller, right wing flap, and right main landing gear strut. The pilot in command (PIC) stated that winds from the north at approximately 10-15 knots at 40G were obtained through communication with the local UNICOM frequency as well as a visual confirmation of the airport's wind indicator while overflying the field. The first attempt to land was aborted due to a faulty (high) approach. The second attempt was also aborted due to the preceding landing aircraft had not yet exited the runway. On the third attempt, the PIC stated that the approach was normal but during the flare, the aircraft encountered a significant downdraft which contributed to the hard landing. The PIC and owner of the aircraft did not have any prior accident/incident or enforcement actions. Pilot records indicate the PIC had flown the aircraft regularly in the past year without incident and had successfully completed a flight review on 06/30/2007.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 10/07/07, N52878 LANDED HARD ON RWY 1 AT THE VALLE, AZ AIRPORT (40G) WHICH RESULTED IN THE SEPARATION OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING WHEEL AND PROPELLER GROUND STRIKE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED BY THE 2 OCCUPANTS, THE PILOT AND SOLE PASSENGER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, RIGHT WING FLAP, AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT. THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) STATED THAT WINDS FROM THE NORTH AT APPROXIMATELY 10-15 KNOTS AT 40G WERE OBTAINED THROUGH COMMUNICATION WITH THE LOCAL UNICOM FREQUENCY AS WELL AS A VISUAL CONFIRMATION OF THE AIRPORT'S WIND INDICATOR WHILE OVERFLYING THE FIELD. THE FIRST ATTEMPT TO LAND WAS ABORTED DUE TO A FAULTY (HIGH) APPROACH. THE SECOND ATTEMPT WAS ALSO ABORTED DUE TO THE PRECEDING LANDING AIRCRAFT HAD NOT YET EXITED THE RUNWAY. ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT, THE PIC STATED THAT THE APPROACH WAS NORMAL BUT DURING THE FLARE, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A SIGNIFICANT DOWNDRAFT WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE HARD LANDING. THE PIC AND OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE ANY PRIOR ACCIDENT/INCIDENT OR ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS. PILOT RECORDS INDICATE THE PIC HAD FLOWN THE AIRCRAFT REGULARLY IN THE PAST YEAR WITHOUT INCIDENT AND HAD SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A FLIGHT REVIEW ON 06/30/2007.