20221004015929A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177B · Coleman, FL · October 4, 2022

Date: October 4, 2022 · 11:30 local
Place: Coleman, FL
Airport: Freeflight Airpark
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N16185
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA23LA004
Reported as: Cessna 177B
Reported engine: Lycoming O-360
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 246 total246 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

N16185Registered now · Cessna 177BS/N 17702491 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna 177B Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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The airman conducted a high angle approach to a grass strip in which he had never landed before. He decided to land on runway 22 when the winds were 070/9 (tail wind). The aircraft airspeed was 67 knots on final with full flaps. The pilot indicated that the landing strip has trees on the approach end and on the keft and right sides, and he felt uncomfortable with the approach and decided to stay high. This made him perform a steep aproach and land long on the last 2/3 of the runway with a v-reference speed of 65 knots. The airman mentioned that he tried to stop the aircraft but it did not. The aircraft struck a small shed then a wooden fence where it came to a stop. The aircraft received slight damage to the prop, major damage to the left wing and extensive damage to the right wing. Engine was at idle when it hit the fence causing sudden stoppage.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRMAN CONDUCTED A HIGH ANGLE APPROACH TO A GRASS STRIP IN WHICH HE HAD NEVER LANDED BEFORE. HE DECIDED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 22 WHEN THE WINDS WERE 070/9 (TAIL WIND). THE AIRCRAFT AIRSPEED WAS 67 KNOTS ON FINAL WITH FULL FLAPS. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT THE LANDING STRIP HAS TREES ON THE APPROACH END AND ON THE KEFT AND RIGHT SIDES, AND HE FELT UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE APPROACH AND DECIDED TO STAY HIGH. THIS MADE HIM PERFORM A STEEP APROACH AND LAND LONG ON THE LAST 2/3 OF THE RUNWAY WITH A V-REFERENCE SPEED OF 65 KNOTS. THE AIRMAN MENTIONED THAT HE TRIED TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT BUT IT DID NOT. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SMALL SHED THEN A WOODEN FENCE WHERE IT CAME TO A STOP. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE PROP, MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING. ENGINE WAS AT IDLE WHEN IT HIT THE FENCE CAUSING SUDDEN STOPPAGE.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ERA23LA004Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportColeman, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain an appropriate final approach airspeed, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a fence.Oct 4, 2022 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N16185 · 1

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

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