What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Thursday, October 14, 2021, a Cessna 177, registered as N3299T, serial number 17700599, was involved in an accident at iverness airport (kinf) in iverness, FL. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
The aircraft privacy data omitted
The pilot explained that he was conducting a VFR flight to kinf to have maintenance performed on the aircraft. When he arrived at kinf he performed three touch and go landings and planned for his fourth landing to be a full stop. During the landing flare, he experienced a gust of wind that caused the airplane to baloon up.
The pilot stated that he reduced pitch and applied power however the aircraft landed hard on all three landing gear. After landing, he experienced difficulty taxing from the runway. He stopped the aircraft, shutdown the engine, and noticed the nose tire was flat. He then proceeded to contact aircraft maintenance.
Upon inspection, the aircraft suffered wrinking/warping near nose of the aircraft and damage to the firewall.
As the FAA filed it
ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2021, A CESSNA 177, REGISTERED AS N3299T, SERIAL NUMBER 17700599, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT IVERNESS AIRPORT (KINF) IN IVERNESS, FL. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
THE AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
THE PILOT EXPLAINED THAT HE WAS CONDUCTING A VFR FLIGHT TO KINF TO HAVE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE AIRCRAFT. WHEN HE ARRIVED AT KINF HE PERFORMED THREE TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AND PLANNED FOR HIS FOURTH LANDING TO BE A FULL STOP. DURING THE LANDING FLARE, HE EXPERIENCED A GUST OF WIND THAT CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO BALOON UP.
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE REDUCED PITCH AND APPLIED POWER HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON ALL THREE LANDING GEAR. AFTER LANDING, HE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY TAXING FROM THE RUNWAY. HE STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT, SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE, AND NOTICED THE NOSE TIRE WAS FLAT. HE THEN PROCEEDED TO CONTACT AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE.
UPON INSPECTION, THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED WRINKING/WARPING NEAR NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.