# Accident 20260607006299A: Cessna 177B, Gilford, NH, June 7, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2026, 20:18 local time
- Place: Gilford, NH
- Airport: Laconia Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5730° N, 71.4178° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LACONIA MUNI (LCI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5730&lon=-71.4178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N316HY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N316HY) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 101 total, 11 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260607006299A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 7, 2026, THE PILOT FLEW FROM LAKEVIEW AVIATION IN NEWPORT, VT (KEFK)TO LACONIA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KLCI). ON SHORT FINAL, RUNWAY 26, JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, THE PIC ENCOUNTERED AN UNANTICIPATED STRONG CROSSWIND GUST THAT PUSHED HIM TO THE LEFT, CAUSING THE LEFT WHEEL TO HIT THE RUNWAY AND CAUSE A BOUNCE. THIS BOUNCE AND STRONG CROSSWIND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT FURTHER LEFT, CAUSING A SECOND TOUCH DOWN TO BE IN THE DIRT AND GRASS ON THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. HE WAS ABLE TO RECOVER CONTROL AND RETURN TO THE RUNWAY, BUT NOT BEFORE IMPACTING TWO RUNWAY LIGHTS. THIS DAMAGED BOTH RUNWAY LIGHTS, AND THE LEFT STABILATOR AND STRIKING THE PROPELLER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES DURING THIS INCIDENT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL FBO.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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