# NTSB CHI74DEP14: Cessna 177, N2957X, Shawano, WI, August 15, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1973
- Place: Shawano, WI · SHAWANO, WI
- Location: 44.7735° N, 88.5820° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shawano, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7735&lon=-88.5820&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189471
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74DEP14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEP14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2129  73/8/15    SHAWANO,WIS         CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 954
        TIME - 1400                    N2957X              PX-  0  0  3  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHAWANO MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHAWANO,WIS                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           COPILOT - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- AFTR 3RD BOUNC PIC TOOK OVER AND ATMTD GO-AROUND,HIT TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2957X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2957X-1995-07-10), registration cancelled 1995-07-10, S/N 17700357 (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: Shawano Mun

## 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 19730815025119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730815025119A), Aug 15, 1973: Cessna 177, Shawano, WI, Substantial damage. Aftr 3rd bounc PIC took over and atmtd go-around,hit trees.

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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