# Accident 20090727048239A: Cessna 177, Bradford, PA, July 27, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2009, 14:52 local time
- Place: Bradford, PA
- Airport: Bradford County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7400° N, 76.4472° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7400&lon=-76.4472&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2980X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2980X-2009-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 100 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA425](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA425) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090727048239A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ELECTED TO ABORT LANDING. DURING GO-AROUND AIRCRAFT STALLED AND IMPACTED ROCK FILLED CULVERT LOCATED 50 FEET OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY.  AIRCRAFT DESTROYED.  ALL LANDING GEAR SHEARED OFF, SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

## 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 ERA09CA425](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA425), Jul 27, 2009: Cessna 177 (N2980X), Towanda, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane during a go around following a bounced 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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