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FAA accident report · Cessna 177B · Guttenburg, IA · June 3, 2017

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Date
June 3, 2017 · 16:00 local
Place
Guttenburg, IA
Airport
Gaa Private Guttenburg, Ia
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N34462
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA17CA317
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
113 total41 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days
N34462Registration cancelled May 4, 2019 · Cessna 177BS/N 17701819 · Built 1972Airframe modelCessna 177BEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

General aviation airstrip IA23 is a privately owned grass strip. The center line is not marked.

The pilot stated that he was lined up on short final. As he came over runway 17 the aircraft suddenly dropped. He stated that "it was like an elevator, straight down". The left wing of the aircraft impacted a street sign post at approximately mid-span on the wing. The sign was located approximately 10' off of the road, approximately 20' - 30' before the runway 17 threshhold and approximately 30' - 40' to the left of the approximate center line of runway 17.

According to ground scarring, the aircraft contacted the ground at the same time it contacted the road sign. The aircraft was left of the runway center line approximately 30' - 40' and angled approximately 20 degrees to the left. The aircraft bounced and contacted the ground approximately 15 - 20 feet further along the path of travel. The outer half of the left wing separated from the aircraft and came to rest on the ground approximately 30 feet beyond the point of impact. The aircraft, sliding on the ground, continued on and came to rest upright, approximately 200 feet further along the path of travel.

As the FAA filed it

GENERAL AVIATION AIRSTRIP IA23 IS A PRIVATELY OWNED GRASS STRIP. THE CENTER LINE IS NOT MARKED.

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS LINED UP ON SHORT FINAL. AS HE CAME OVER RUNWAY 17 THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY DROPPED. HE STATED THAT "IT WAS LIKE AN ELEVATOR, STRAIGHT DOWN". THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A STREET SIGN POST AT APPROXIMATELY MID-SPAN ON THE WING. THE SIGN WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 10' OFF OF THE ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 20' - 30' BEFORE THE RUNWAY 17 THRESHHOLD AND APPROXIMATELY 30' - 40' TO THE LEFT OF THE APPROXIMATE CENTER LINE OF RUNWAY 17.

ACCORDING TO GROUND SCARRING, THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND AT THE SAME TIME IT CONTACTED THE ROAD SIGN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTER LINE APPROXIMATELY 30' - 40' AND ANGLED APPROXIMATELY 20 DEGREES TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND CONTACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 15 - 20 FEET FURTHER ALONG THE PATH OF TRAVEL. THE OUTER HALF OF THE LEFT WING SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND CAME TO REST ON THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET BEYOND THE POINT OF IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT, SLIDING ON THE GROUND, CONTINUED ON AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT, APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET FURTHER ALONG THE PATH OF TRAVEL.

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 GAA17CA317Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGuttenberg, IAThe pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate approach path, which resulted in the left wing impacting a street sign.Jun 3, 2017 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N34462 · 2

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

Incident 20130714012819IDescent · Monticello, IAThe aircraft was fully fueled with a fuel capacity of 48.5 gallons of usable fuel before being rented and flown 2.6 hours. Without refueling another pilot rented the aircraft and flew 1.8 hours before the engine ran rough and quit. At this time the pilot made…Jul 14, 2013 · No damageIncident 19860718073599INormal Cruise · Atkinson, MNEngine lost power and was shut down. Connecting rod broken. Safe landing on a highway.Jul 18, 1986