# Accident 20120623011449A: Cessna 177, West Milford, NJ, June 23, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2012, 14:15 local time
- Place: West Milford, NJ
- Airport: Greenwood Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1239° N, 74.3411° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1239&lon=-74.3411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30163, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30163-2017-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 231 total, 106 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA414](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA414) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120623011449A

## Narrative

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

ON 06/23/2012 AT 1415 LOCAL AFTER TOUCH DOWN ON RUNWAY 6 AT GREENWOOD LAKE AIRPORT AND ATTEMPT TO GO AROUND  THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND LANDED HARD ON THE GRASS. AFTER LANDING ON THE GRASS THE AIRCRAFT HIT SOME BUSHES AND CEMENT BLOCKS THAT WERE PLACED IN THE GRASS NEXT TO THE OLD RUNWAY. THAT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE HORIZONTAL TAIL AND WHEEL PANTS AS WELL AS A PROP STRIKE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## 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 ERA12CA414](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA414), Jun 23, 2012: Cessna 177 (N30163), West Milford, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper full flap retraction while performing a go-around maneuver, which resulted in a loss of airplane control.

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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