# Incident 20071007023239I: Cessna 177RG, Grand Canyon, AZ, October 7, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2007, 11:45 local time
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Airport: Valle
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6506° N, 112.1481° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VALLE (40G), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6506&lon=-112.1481&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52878, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52878) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 680 total, 150 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071007023239I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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