# Accident 20220416005549A: Cessna 177, Deer Valley, AZ, April 16, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2022, 12:50 local time
- Place: Deer Valley, AZ
- Airport: Deer Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6883° N, 112.0825° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6883&lon=-112.0825&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2837X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2837X) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 390 total, 175 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220416005549A

## Narrative

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

WHILE DOING A TOUCH AND GO AT DEER VALLEY AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED TWICE HITTING A RUNWAY LIGHT AND VEERING OFF THE RUNWAY BEFORE INITIATING A GO AROUND AND THE CFI ASSUMING CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFE AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT AILERON AND BOTH SIDES OF THE STABALATER  AND THE BOTTOM OF THE TAIL AREA THE SKID PLATE AND TIE DOWN POINT.

NO REGULATORY VIOLATION WAS ESTABLISHED. COUNSELING WAS PROVIDED TO CONVEY BEST PRACTICES BASED ON THE ESTABLISHED ROOT CAUSAL FACTORS WHICH INCLUDED: LACK OF COMMUNICATION, COMPLACENCY, AND LACK OF ASSERTIVENESS.

AIRMEN ARE PROACTIVELY SEEKING ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND ENROLLMENT IN THE WINGS PROGRAM

## 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 WPR22LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA175), Apr 16, 2022: Cessna 177 (N2837X), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.

## Other reports on N2837X (1)

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

- [Incident 20020706020709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020706020709I), Jul 6, 2002: Cessna 177 (N2837X), Fowlerville, MI, Minor damage. (-23) Preflight normal, tanks half full, OAT 75-80 degrees, clear, sunny day, no wind. Takeoff normal, 10 minute flight around Fowlerville, MI, then turned for…

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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