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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177B · Jennings, LA · April 7, 2015

Date
April 7, 2015 · 11:25 local
Place
Jennings, LA
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N30981
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN15LA207
Reported as
Cessna 177B
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,194 total60 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Main gear came down first with a hard nose gear landing. Front tire blew out forcing aircraft right side into grass. Nose gear broke off. Aircraft nosed into ground and flipped over.

As the FAA filed it

MAIN GEAR CAME DOWN FIRST WITH A HARD NOSE GEAR LANDING. FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT FORCING AIRCRAFT RIGHT SIDE INTO GRASS. NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF. AIRCRAFT NOSED INTO GROUND AND FLIPPED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N30981 · 1

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