# Accident 20101211053589A: Cessna 177, Corona, CA, December 11, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 2010, 18:30 local time
- Place: Corona, CA
- Airport: Corona Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8978° N, 117.6025° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8978&lon=-117.6025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2262Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2262Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (registry code 41594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 118 total, 43 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101211053589A

## Narrative

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

118 HR TT PILOT; RETURN TO HOME BASE AFTER DARK, 30 DEGREE X-WIND AT ~11 KT.  HIGH FLARE RESULTED IN HARD LANDING.  VISUAL INSPECTION NEXT DAY REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE; WRINLKLED SKINS BOTH SIDES OF FWD FUSELAGE.

## 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 WPR11CA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA077), Dec 12, 2010: Cessna 177 (N2262Y), Corona, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N2262Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19801012057609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801012057609A), Oct 12, 1980: Cessna 177 (N2262Y), Jeannette, PA, Substantial damage. Landed halfwaydown runway. Ran off end. Crosswind exceeded airplanes cross wind component.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.