# Accident 20120919022549A: Cessna 177B, Branson, MO, September 19, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2012, 20:35 local time
- Place: Branson, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6253° N, 93.2250° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6253&lon=-93.2250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34722, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34722-2022-04-02) (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: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 633 total, 598 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA645](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA645) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120919022549A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 12, RESULTING IN A PROP STRIKE.  HE EXECUTED A LATE GO-AROUND, BUT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, STRIKING THE VASI INSTALLATION WITH A WINGTIP.  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY ENVIRONMENT, CROSSED A SERVICE ROAD, AND CAME TO REST IN A WOODED AREA JUST NORTH OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 30.

## 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 CEN12LA645](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA645), Sep 20, 2012: Cessna 177B (N34722), Branson, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during an attempted go-around in dark night conditions.

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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