# Accident 20240802012109A: Cessna 177A, Palmyra, WI, August 2, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2024, 14:19 local time
- Place: Palmyra, WI
- Airport: Palmyra Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8834° N, 88.5989° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8834&lon=-88.5989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30433, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30433) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177A (registry code 2073706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177a) (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 177A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A2F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 51 total, 29 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA299) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240802012109A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN24LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA299), Aug 2, 2024: Cessna 177A (N30433), Palmyra, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing with gusty wind conditions.

## Other reports on N30433 (1)

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

- [Incident 20230703007449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230703007449I), Jul 3, 2023: Cessna 177A (N30433), Ephraim, WI, Minor damage. On 7/3/2023 the incident aircraft made a hard landing at Ephraim airport, WI (3D2), bounced, veered to the left and impacted taxiway lights resulting in damage…

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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