# NTSB CHI70FBQ16: Cessna 177, N2905X, Peoria, IL, May 10, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 10, 1970
- Place: Peoria, IL · PEORIA, IL
- Location: 40.6936° N, 89.5890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peoria, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6936&lon=-89.5890&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 23, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128257
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70FBQ16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70FBQ16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1994  70/5/10    PEORIA,ILL          CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 72 TOTAL
        TIME - 1335                    N2905X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRTR PEORIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PEORIA,ILL                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PORPOISED. 2 HRS FLT TIME IN LAST 90 DAYS. 1 HR DUAL IN TYPE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2905X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2905X), registered now, S/N 17700305, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grtr Peoria

## Other investigations on N2905X (2)

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 DFW08CA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA063), Jan 28, 2008: Cessna 177 (N2905X), Picayune, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgement of the landing flare resulting in a hard landing.
- [NTSB CHI70D0355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0355), Nov 9, 1969: Cessna 177 (N2905X), Ashton, IL, substantial damage

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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