# Accident 20210324005729A: Cessna 207A, Laredo, TX, March 24, 2021 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: March 24, 2021, 12:19 local time - Place: Laredo, TX - Airport: Laredo Int - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 27.5442° N, 99.4616° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5442&lon=-99.4616&mi=10 - Aircraft: N9177M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9177M-2025-12-20) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073605, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental IO-520-F (registry code 17237, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-f) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-520-F - People aboard: 7 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot, unknown or foreign certificate - Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 15 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA166) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210324005729A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON MARCH 24, 2021 12:19 CDT N9177M S/N 20700677, A CESSNA 207A WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER THE PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING A HARD LANDING AT LAREDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT(LRD) LAREDO, TEXAS . THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE RUNWAY HARD, BOUNCING TWICE. WHEN AIRCRAFT HIT THE RWY A THIRD TIME, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO HIT THE RWY AND AIRCRAFT COME TO AN ABRUPT HALT. NO INJURUES REPORTED. THE VFR PART 91 FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MONTERREY ARPT INTERNATIONAL DEL NORTE AIRPORT, MEXICO (MMAN). AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. PO BOX 2547 ONALASKA, TX. 77360 PILOT STATEMENT OF THE ACCIDENT ARE SUMMARIZED: ON MARCH 24 2021, I WENT TO AERO PUERTO DEL NORTE (MMAN) IN MONTEREY MEXICO TO START PREPARING FOR A FLIGHT TO LAREDO ON A CESSNA 207 N9177M. THIS AFTER A FRIEND OF MINE ASKED ME IF I COULD TAKE THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO THE LAREDO AIRPORT. THE PREFLIGHT WAS NORMAL. I PROCEEDED TO LOAD THE FAMILY AND THEIR BAGGAGE AND WE TOOK OFF. THE FLIGHT EN-ROUTE WAS NORMAL. WHEN IT WAS TIME TO LAND, I PREPARED FOR LANDING USING NORMAL PREPARATIONS THOUGH THE PLANE CHECKLIST. AFTER LANDING WAS AUTHORIZED IN RUNWAY 18R, I PROCEEDED TO LAND DURING FLARE I HAD COMPENSATED AFTER AN UPDRAFT LIFTED THE PLANE, WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD BOUNCE SECOND FLARE I PROCEEDED TO LAND THE PLANE AFTER RELEASING PRESSURE FROM THE YOKE THE PLANE KEPT DIPPING UNTIL THE PROP STUCK THE SURFACE. AFTER CUT OFF FUEL AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, I THEN COMMUNICATED WITH THE TOWER TO ADVISE THEM OF WHAT JUST HAPPENED. I TOOK A CLOSE LOOK AT THE PLANE AND NOTICED THE FRONT WHEEL LANDING GEAR WAS GONE. THEN THE POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED TO OFFER MEDICAL ASSISTANT. I TOOK OFF AT 11:30 LOCAL FROM MMAN. POST-INCIDENT: N9177M WAS MOVED TO THE RAMP AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND SECURED. THE FAA CONDUCTED INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT MARCH 26, 2021 AND REPORTED TO NTSB AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FROM THE (ACCIDENT). THE PROPELLER WAS SEVERLY DAMAGED AND THE ENGINE SUFFERED SUDDEN STOPPAGE. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SHEARED OFF AT THE MAIN CASTING AND THE ATTACH POINTS INSIDE THE STRUCTURAL TUNNEL WERE TORN AND BUCKLED. THE WINDSHIELD WAS DISLODGED FROM THE UPPER FUSLELAGE. ## 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 CEN21LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA166), Mar 24, 2021: Cessna 207A (N9177M), Laredo, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to control the airplane during the landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing. ## Other reports on N9177M (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19910404019669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910404019669I), Apr 4, 1991: Cessna 207 (N9177M), Stuart Island, WA, Minor damage. Landed on short dirt strip with standing water. Aircraft hydroplaned and slid off runway into a ditch. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.