# Accident 20140719011709A: Cessna 177B, Falmouth, MA, July 19, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2014, 11:30 local time
- Place: Falmouth, MA
- Airport: Falmouth Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5856° N, 70.5403° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5856&lon=-70.5403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18509, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18509-2018-02-28) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 222 total, 35 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA364) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140719011709A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA14CA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA364), Jul 19, 2014: Cessna 177B (N18509), Falmouth, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of speed and distance on final approach resulting in a touchdown near the departure end of the runway, a runway excursion, and collision with trees.

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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