# NTSB BFO88DIG01: Cessna 177A, N30590, Stevensville, MD, October 10, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: October 10, 1987, 15:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: Stevensville, MD
- Coordinates: 38.98936, -76.299812 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9894&lon=-76.2998&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 11347
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=BFO88DIG01
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/11347/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88DIG01

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - touch-and-go - initiated, pilot in command
  - airspeed - excessive, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Loss of control - in flight, landing - aborted
  - go-around - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - aborted

## Analysis

WHILE PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS, THE STUDENT PLT MADE AN APPROACH AT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL AIRSPEED. SUBSEQUENTLY,THE ACFT BOUNCED THREE TIMES ON THE RUNWAY BEFORE THE PLT ELECTED TO GO AROUND. THE STUDENT STATED THAT CONTROL WAS LOST ON THE GO-AROUND AND THE ACFT CRASHED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND APRX 30 FEET LEFT OF THE RUNWAY, FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY THE PROP. THE ACFT CAME TO REST ABOUT 86 FEET FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT. THE STUDENT RPRTD THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE ACFT OR ENG.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30590](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30590-1992-03-17), registration cancelled 1992-03-17, S/N 17701346 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177A
- Registry model: [Cessna 177A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177a) (registry code 2073706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17701346
- Airframe hours: 2117
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A1F 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: William Wemmer
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 2, 1987, 8 hours before
- Airport: W29, Bay Bridge, runway 28, 2,900 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 43; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 62 total, 13 in this make and model, 6 as pilot in command, 13 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 70 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19871010059299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871010059299A), Oct 10, 1987: Cessna 177A, Bay Bridge, MD, Substantial damage. The aircraft dragged a wing during go around. The student had bounced the aircraft and veered off centerline.

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.

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