# Accident 20221004015929A: Cessna 177B, Coleman, FL, October 4, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2022, 11:30 local time
- Place: Coleman, FL
- Airport: Freeflight Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8042° N, 82.0689° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8042&lon=-82.0689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16185, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16185) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 246 total, 246 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221004015929A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA23LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA004), Oct 4, 2022: Cessna 177B (N16185), Coleman, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an appropriate final approach airspeed, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a fence.

## Other reports on N16185 (1)

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

- [Incident 20210927018639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210927018639I), Sep 27, 2021: Cessna 177B (N16185), Pelican Rapids, MN, Minor damage. 2021-09-27 N16185, Cessna 177B, hard landing with prop strike at 47Y Pelican Rapids municipal airport. During the first flight after annual inspection N16185…

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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