# Accident 20220402004909A: Cessna 177RG, Laytonsville, MD, April 2, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2022, 15:55 local time
- Place: Laytonsville, MD
- Airport: Davis
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2435° N, 77.1499° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2435&lon=-77.1499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123LS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N123LS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-A1B6D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 45 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220402004909A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING AN APPROACH TO LANDING ON RUNWAY 26 AT DAVIS AIRSTRIP (W50), LAYTONSVILLE, MD. HE WAS TO LOW AND UNDERSHOT THE RUNWAY STRIKING A 4 FOOT FENCE APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE MISS JUDGED HIS ALTITUDE DURING LANDING.

THE AIRCRAFT DID SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE FENCE, DESTROYING ONE POST AND THROWING A BRACING PIECE FROM THAT POST ABOUT 50 FEET. IT STRUCK THE GROUND IN A STEEP NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE CRUMPLING PART OF THE FUSELAGE BETWEEN THE FIREWALL AND THE WINDSHIELD, TORE OFF THE NOSE GEAR, AND THE DECELERATION CAUSED SOME WRACKING THE FUSELAGE BEHIND THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. WRINKLING OF THE WING SKINS ALSO INDICATED THAT THERE WAS WING SPAR DAMAGE.

## 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 ERA22LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA176), Apr 2, 2022: Cessna 177RG (N123LS), Gaithersburg, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering on final approach which resulted in a high sink rate and subsequent collision with a fence.

## Other reports on N123LS (2)

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

- [Accident 19810613062819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810613062819A), Jun 13, 1981: Cessna 177RG (N123LS), Kewanee, IL, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing roll. Veered off runway.
- [Incident 19780207006259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780207006259I), Feb 7, 1978: Cessna 177RG (N123LS), Tifton, GA, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to extend the landing gear.

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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