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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177B · Wickenburg, AZ · July 29, 2016

Date: July 29, 2016 · 08:10 local
Place: Wickenburg, AZ
Airport: Wickenburg Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N34867
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA16CA404
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: 400 total15 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N34867Registration cancelled Oct 31, 2017 · Cessna 177BS/N 17702055 · Built 1973 Airframe modelCessna 177B Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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PIC stated he was practicing touch and goes on runway 23 at Wickenburg. Wind at time of accident was estimated to be 290 at 9 KTS. PIC had already completed one touch and go and started base leg and final for a second touch and go and everything appeared normal with the approach. PIC had flown over the threshold and stated he ?flared quite a bit? And landed hard on the main gear, then hard on the nose gear. At the time PIC had said he was using 20 degrees of flaps.

PIC added power to abort the landing and retracted the flaps fully all at once. He stated that the ?aircraft sank? And hit hard a second and possibly a third time. During runway contact the right wing tip scraped along the surface and pilot stated he tried to correct. PIC also stated he was not on the brakes as the aircraft hit the runway. The aircraft continued off the right side of the runway and exited on to the dirt where the nose gear broke free.

Flm note: added 44709 requirement.

As the FAA filed it

PIC STATED HE WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GOES ON RUNWAY 23 AT WICKENBURG. WIND AT TIME OF ACCIDENT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 290 AT 9 KTS. PIC HAD ALREADY COMPLETED ONE TOUCH AND GO AND STARTED BASE LEG AND FINAL FOR A SECOND TOUCH AND GO AND EVERYTHING APPEARED NORMAL WITH THE APPROACH. PIC HAD FLOWN OVER THE THRESHOLD AND STATED HE ?FLARED QUITE A BIT? AND LANDED HARD ON THE MAIN GEAR, THEN HARD ON THE NOSE GEAR. AT THE TIME PIC HAD SAID HE WAS USING 20 DEGREES OF FLAPS.

PIC ADDED POWER TO ABORT THE LANDING AND RETRACTED THE FLAPS FULLY ALL AT ONCE. HE STATED THAT THE ?AIRCRAFT SANK? AND HIT HARD A SECOND AND POSSIBLY A THIRD TIME. DURING RUNWAY CONTACT THE RIGHT WING TIP SCRAPED ALONG THE SURFACE AND PILOT STATED HE TRIED TO CORRECT. PIC ALSO STATED HE WAS NOT ON THE BRAKES AS THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND EXITED ON TO THE DIRT WHERE THE NOSE GEAR BROKE FREE.

FLM NOTE: ADDED 44709 REQUIREMENT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB GAA16CA404Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWickenburg, AZThe pilot's incorrect balked landing procedure, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent, hard landing, a runway excursion, and nose gear collapse.Jul 29, 2016 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N34867 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20150210004539ICruise/Level Flight · Palm Springs, CAAt 0100 zulu hrs. Aircraft was 8 miles north of psp heading west to hrr. Pilot declared emergency due to engine power failure. Pilot landed without incident at psp and taxied off on rwy 31L.Feb 10, 2015 · No damage