# Accident 20140720011799A: Cessna 177B, Georgetown, TX, July 20, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2014, 15:30 local time
- Place: Georgetown, TX
- Airport: Georgetown Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6808° N, 97.6778° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6808&lon=-97.6778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5511B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5511B-2018-05-30) (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: 63 total, 6 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA388) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140720011799A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT GEORGETOWN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.  AS PER THE TOWER THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWICE AND THEN CAME DOWN HARD ON THE NOSE GEAR AT WHICH TIME THE TIRE BLEW OUT.  A FEW FEET LATER THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY ONTO SOME VERY SOFT DIRT (DUE TO RAIN) AND FLIPPED OVER (UP SIDE DOWN)  THERE WERE TWO INDIVIDUALS  AND A DOG ON BOARD.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PEOPLE NOR THE DOG.  ALL EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  DAMAGE CONSISTED OF: BOTH PROPELLER BLADES BENT AFT, TAIL/RUDDER DAMAGE, RIGHT WING TIP, R/H CABIN DOOR OPENING (FUSELAGE) DAMAGED, WING AND FUSELAGE SKIN DEFORMATION DAMAGE AND OTHER MINOR DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN14LA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA388), Jul 20, 2014: Cessna 177B (N5511B), Georgetown, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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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