# Accident 20190530005439A: Cessna 177B, Festus, MO, May 30, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2019, 18:00 local time
- Place: Festus, MO
- Airport: Festus Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1931° N, 90.3858° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1931&lon=-90.3858&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11823, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11823) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 740 total, 15 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA353) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190530005439A

## Narrative

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

RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF AN AIRCRAFT INCIDENT/ACCIDENT THAT TOOK PLACE INVOLVING A CESSNA 177B WITH A REGISTRATION NUMBER OF N11823.  THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ON MAY 30, 2019.  AIRCRAFT PERFORMED A HARD LANDING.  INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED DAMAGE ASSOCIATED WITH A HARD LANDING INCLUDING A TAIL STRIKE.  THE NOSE WHEEL FAIRING WAS MISSING PIECES OF FIBERGLASS AND HAD CRACKS IN IT.  THE ENGINE FIREWALL HAD WAVINESS INDICATING BENDING.  THE FUSELAGE SKIN DIRECTLY BEHIND THE ENGINE COWLING HAD BENDING AND CREASES ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE AND BENDING, CREASES AND MISSING PAINT ON THE TOP CONSISTENT WITH A HARD IMPACT ON THE NOSE WHEEL.  THERE WAS ALSO BENDING, CREASING AND SOME AREAS OF MISSING PAINT ON THE SKIN OF THE TAIL SECTION IMMEDIATELY AFT OF THE PASSENGER CABIN INDICATING A TAIL STRIKE.  FURTHER EVIDENCE OF A TAIL STRIKE WAS NOTED ON THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE TAIL DIRECTLY BENEATH THE VERTICAL STABILIZER.  AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT, ENGINE AND PROPELLER LOGS INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN AN AIRWORTHY CONDITION BEFORE THIS INCIDENT.

## 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 GAA19CA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA353), May 31, 2019: Cessna 177 (N11823), Festus, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare and failure to maintain pitch control with a crosswind, which resulted in a hard landing and a tail strike.

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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