# Accident 20200322001729A: Cessna 177, Harrisville, MI, March 22, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 2020, 13:00 local time
- Place: Harrisville, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6669° N, 83.3219° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6669&lon=-83.3219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3451T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3451T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200322001729A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 22, 2020 AT 1300 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA CE-177 AIRCRAFT, N3451T, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TREES FOLLOWING A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE LANDING RUNWAY 21 AT THE HARRISVILLE AIRPORT (5Y0), HARRISVILLE, MICHIGAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND MODERATE CROSS WINDS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN.  THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE OAKLAND COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PTK), PONTIAC, MICHIGAN,

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE HAD BEEN GIVING RIDES TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING THE THIRD LANDING ON RUNWAY 21. DURING THE LANDING THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A RIGHT CROSSWIND IN WHICH THE AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE LEFT AS THE RIGHT WING RAISED UP. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT AS IT LEFT THE GRASS RUNWAY SURFACE AND IMPACTED A STAND OF TREES ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS WERE ABLE TO EGRESS FROM THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY.

THE LEFT WING RECEIVED CRUSHING LEADING EDGE DAMAGE INTO THE WING SPAR. THE REMAINDER OF THE AIRCRAFT APPEARS UNDAMAGED. NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. WEATHER REPORT AT KOSC AT 1835 UTC WAS: WIND 120 DEGREES AT 7 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES, OVERCAST 027, TEMP 0, DEW POINT -6 AND ALTIMETER 3053.

## 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 CEN20LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA130), Mar 22, 2020: Cessna 177 (N3451T), Harrisville, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing rollout in gusty crosswind conditions, resulting in a runway excursion and collision with trees.

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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