# Accident 20120315003719A: Cessna 177B, New Orleans, LA, March 15, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 2012, 18:50 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: Lakefront
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3428° N, 90.0281° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3428&lon=-90.0281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30770, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30770-2015-04-30) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,931 total, 231 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120315003719A

## Narrative

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

THE WEATHER WAS GOOD.  PILOT HAD A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 18R WHILE PERFORMING A TOUCH AND GO.

## 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 CEN12CA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA194), Mar 15, 2012: Cessna 177B (N30770), New Orleans, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N30770 (1)

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

- [Incident 19920727035879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920727035879I), Jul 27, 1992: Cessna 177B (N30770), Grove, OK, Minor damage. Engine seized in flight. Forced landing in cow pasture. Found oil plug had not been secured and it worked loose.

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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