# Accident 20120505006449A: Cessna 177B, Honesdale, PA, May 5, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2012, 12:30 local time
- Place: Honesdale, PA
- Airport: Cherry Ridge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5133° N, 75.2500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5133&lon=-75.2500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34539, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34539-2018-01-04) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12FA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA319) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120505006449A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS TRYING TO LAND ON RWY 18 WITH A SLIGHT TAILWIND.  HE MADE TWO ATTEMPTS TO LAND BUT DID A GO-AROUND ON EACH ATTEMPT.  ON THE 3RD TRY, HE ATTEMPTED ANOTHER GO-AROUND, BUT THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED NOSE-UP STEEPLY, THE LEFT WING DROPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT MADE A STEEP DESCENDING TURN TO THE LEFT.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN CRASHED INTO THE TREES AND IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A VERY STEEP ANGLE, KILLING THE PILOT.

## 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 ERA12FA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA319), May 5, 2012: Cessna 177B (N34539), Honesdale, PA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot pitching the airplane to an excessive nose-up attitude during an aborted landing, which resulted in increased induced drag, diminished airspeed, and an aerodynamic stall/spin. Contributing…

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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