# Accident 20100826042539A: Cessna 177B, Ocean City, MD, August 26, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2010, 12:00 local time
- Place: Ocean City, MD
- Airport: Ocean City Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3103° N, 75.1239° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3103&lon=-75.1239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16023, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16023) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 72 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA460](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA460) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100826042539A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 20.TAXIED TO TERMINAL ON FLAT NOSE TIRE.  EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT  REVEAL THE FIREWALL WAS BENT AND THE SKIN AFT OF FIREWALL , ON THE FUSELAGE WAS WRINKLED.

## 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 ERA10CA460](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA460), Aug 26, 2010: Cessna 177B (N16023), Ocean City, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced downwind landing.

## Other reports on N16023 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20190412002699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190412002699I), Apr 12, 2019: Cessna 177B (N16023), Churchville, MD, Minor damage. Aircraft departed the airport after completion of annual inspection. On climb out, the aircraft lost power. The pilot made a forced landing in a rough field…

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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