What happened
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On August 2, 2024, at 1418 CST a Cessna 177A, following an attempted landing on grass runway #27 Palmyra Municipal Airport (88C), WI, touched down mid-field (touch down point approx. 1400 feet from threshold) bounced four times, then became briefly airborne with a left heading, settling back on the ground coming to rest just aft of two trees, that the left & right wings had impacted upon. The aircraft main wheel ground impressions, bearing 240 degrees, left wheel 75 feet and right wheel 65 feet in length ending at the tree line. The crash location approx. 200 feet south of the runway centerline, aircraft facing 240 degrees. The aircraft incurred substantial damaged consisted of a deformed fuselage; all flight controls damaged, wing & nose gear detached from the fuselage. The two-bladed propeller and engine remained intact to the fuselage, with one propeller blade cutting an arc into the soil and then settling into the ground; this blade has a forward deformed bend indicating engine running upon impact. The wing flap switch lever and the pointer both indicate 10-degree position. The student pilot received no injuries. The aircraft was being operated by the student pilot as a solo flight under 14 CFR part 91, when the accident occurred. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 2, 2024, AT 1418 CST A CESSNA 177A, FOLLOWING AN ATTEMPTED LANDING ON GRASS RUNWAY #27 PALMYRA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (88C), WI, TOUCHED DOWN MID-FIELD (TOUCH DOWN POINT APPROX. 1400 FEET FROM THRESHOLD) BOUNCED FOUR TIMES, THEN BECAME BRIEFLY AIRBORNE WITH A LEFT HEADING, SETTLING BACK ON THE GROUND COMING TO REST JUST AFT OF TWO TREES, THAT THE LEFT & RIGHT WINGS HAD IMPACTED UPON. THE AIRCRAFT MAIN WHEEL GROUND IMPRESSIONS, BEARING 240 DEGREES, LEFT WHEEL 75 FEET AND RIGHT WHEEL 65 FEET IN LENGTH ENDING AT THE TREE LINE. THE CRASH LOCATION APPROX. 200 FEET SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE, AIRCRAFT FACING 240 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGED CONSISTED OF A DEFORMED FUSELAGE; ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS DAMAGED, WING & NOSE GEAR DETACHED FROM THE FUSELAGE. THE TWO-BLADED PROPELLER AND ENGINE REMAINED INTACT TO THE FUSELAGE, WITH ONE PROPELLER BLADE CUTTING AN ARC INTO THE SOIL AND THEN SETTLING INTO THE GROUND; THIS BLADE HAS A FORWARD DEFORMED BEND INDICATING ENGINE RUNNING UPON IMPACT. THE WING FLAP SWITCH LEVER AND THE POINTER BOTH INDICATE 10-DEGREE POSITION. THE STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE STUDENT PILOT AS A SOLO FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.
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