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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177B · Falmouth, MA · July 19, 2014

Date
July 19, 2014 · 11:30 local
Place
Falmouth, MA
Airport
Falmouth Airpark
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N18509
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA14CA364
Reported as
Cessna 177B
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
222 total35 in this make and model6 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.

Pilot landing on runway 25 with a slight crosswind. Touched down beyond the halfway mark of the 2298 foot runway.

He stated it was too late to initiate a go around and too little room to come to a stop before running off the end of the runway. The aircraft came to rest 300 feet past the end of the runway off to the right side and impacted a treeline there. An unidentified eyewitness later stated to the pilot that he had landed with a tailwind.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LANDING ON RUNWAY 25 WITH A SLIGHT CROSSWIND. TOUCHED DOWN BEYOND THE HALFWAY MARK OF THE 2298 FOOT RUNWAY.

HE STATED IT WAS TOO LATE TO INITIATE A GO AROUND AND TOO LITTLE ROOM TO COME TO A STOP BEFORE RUNNING OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 300 FEET PAST THE END OF THE RUNWAY OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE AND IMPACTED A TREELINE THERE. AN UNIDENTIFIED EYEWITNESS LATER STATED TO THE PILOT THAT HE HAD LANDED WITH A TAILWIND.

NTSB investigation

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