# Accident 20170603018979A: Cessna 177B, Guttenburg, IA, June 3, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2017, 16:00 local time
- Place: Guttenburg, IA
- Airport: Gaa Private Guttenburg, Ia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8125° N, 91.0989° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8125&lon=-91.0989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34462, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34462-2019-05-04) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 113 total, 41 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA317) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170603018979A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA17CA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA317), Jun 3, 2017: Cessna 177 (N34462), Guttenberg, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate approach path, which resulted in the left wing impacting a street sign.

## Other reports on N34462 (2)

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

- [Incident 20130714012819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130714012819I), Jul 14, 2013: Cessna 177B (N34462), Monticello, IA, No damage. The 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…
- [Incident 19860718073599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860718073599I), Jul 18, 1986: Cessna 177B (N34462), Atkinson, MN. Engine lost power and was shut down. Connecting rod broken. Safe landing on a highway.

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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