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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177B · Gooding, ID · July 10, 2012

Date
July 10, 2012 · 09:30 local
Place
Gooding, ID
Airport
Gooding Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N30753
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR12LA325
Reported as
Cessna 177B
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
252 total252 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During the flare to land on runway 07, the aircraft's left wing violently was pushed upward causing the aircraft to hit the runway hard and vear to the right. The aircraft rolled out into the weeds and hit a small ditch. The pilot added power to get the aircraft up and out of the ditch and back on the runway. The pilot continued taxing into the FBO. A normal engine shut down was performed and the pilot and passenger exited the aircraft. The pilot and passenger noticed that the nose tire was flat.

As the FAA filed it

DURING THE FLARE TO LAND ON RUNWAY 07, THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING VIOLENTLY WAS PUSHED UPWARD CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO HIT THE RUNWAY HARD AND VEAR TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OUT INTO THE WEEDS AND HIT A SMALL DITCH. THE PILOT ADDED POWER TO GET THE AIRCRAFT UP AND OUT OF THE DITCH AND BACK ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT CONTINUED TAXING INTO THE FBO. A NORMAL ENGINE SHUT DOWN WAS PERFORMED AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER NOTICED THAT THE NOSE TIRE WAS FLAT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.