# NTSB CHI71FET30: Cessna 177, N30100, South Bend, IN, June 21, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 21, 1971
- Place: South Bend, IN · SOUTH BEND, IN
- Location: 41.6834° N, 86.2500° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Bend, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6834&lon=-86.2500&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 22, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161888
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FET30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FET30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2232  71/6/21    SOUTH BEND,IND      CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 76 TOTAL
        TIME - 2320                    N30100              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST JOSEPH CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CRAWFORDSVILLE,IND          SOUTH BEND,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        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 - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- PLT'S FIRST NGT LDG IN THIS TYPE ACFT.ACFT BOUNCED,NS GR CAME OFF,ACFT NOSED OVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30100](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30100-1971-10-27), registration cancelled 1971-10-27, S/N 17701061 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: St Joseph Co

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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