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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 177B · Las Vegas, NV · May 10, 2008

Date: May 10, 2008 · 13:33 local
Place: Las Vegas, NV
Airport: North Las Vegas
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N30715
Reported as: Cessna 177B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 150 total15 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

N30715Registration cancelled Apr 22, 2010 · Cessna 177BS/N 17701418 · Built 1969 Airframe modelCessna 177B Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) During landing, the PIC stated that the nose wheel touched down first then the aircraft ballooned 10 feet into the air. The aircraft porpoised down runway 12R at kvgt touching down at least 5 times. The PIC was able to maintain directional control and was able to exit the runway. The PIC taxied to the fuel service area and inspected the airplane for damage. FAA inspection of aircraft revealed damage to engine and prop. In addition, aircraft skin aft of engine on both sides will require repair. No structural damage to aircraft was found. Operational controls were not affected.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING LANDING, THE PIC STATED THAT THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN FIRST THEN THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONED 10 FEET INTO THE AIR. THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED DOWN RUNWAY 12R AT KVGT TOUCHING DOWN AT LEAST 5 TIMES. THE PIC WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE RUNWAY. THE PIC TAXIED TO THE FUEL SERVICE AREA AND INSPECTED THE AIRPLANE FOR DAMAGE. FAA INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT REVEALED DAMAGE TO ENGINE AND PROP. IN ADDITION, AIRCRAFT SKIN AFT OF ENGINE ON BOTH SIDES WILL REQUIRE REPAIR. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND. OPERATIONAL CONTROLS WERE NOT AFFECTED.