# Accident 20111010023149A: Cessna 177B, Honesdale, PA, October 10, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 2011, 11:55 local time
- Place: Honesdale, PA
- Airport: Cherry Ridge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5153° N, 75.2514° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5153&lon=-75.2514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34218, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34218-2012-05-21) (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: 320 total, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111010023149A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE ATTEMPTED LANDING RWY 36 AND WAS HIGH AND FAST ON APPROACH. TOUCHED DOWN BEYOND THE FIRST 1/3 OF RWY 36. WAS LATE IN ATTEMPTING GO-AROUND AND WAS UNABLE TO ATTAIN ENOUGH SPEED TO RETURN TO FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RWY 36 IN GROUND EFFECT TO THE LEFT SIDE ABEAM THE RWY18 THRESHOLD. AIRCRAFT STRUCK SEVERAL TREES BEFORE COMING TO REST IN THE SWAMP ADJACENT TO THE RWY FACING TO THE SOUTH.

## 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 ERA12CA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA020), Oct 10, 2011: Cessna 177B (N34218), Honesdale, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s excessive airspeed during final approach and his delayed decision to abort the landing, resulting in the in-flight collision with trees during the go-around.

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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