- Date
- August 18, 1988, 16:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Broomfield, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N53049Cessna 177RG
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880818035269A
- Case key
- 17532
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The commercial plt was practicing short field landings from the right seat on a 7,498 x 100 ft asphalt rwy. The plt said he encountered a thermal at 10 ft AGL and stalled the airplane. He reported that the acft hit harder than he expected and bounced twice. He stated that he added throttle and made a go-around. He landed safely and he and the FBO visually inspected the acft, finding no damage. Later during routine maintenance, a mechanic found substantial damage to the firewall and notified the FAA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N53049
- Reported as
- Cessna 177RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 177RG1331
- Airframe hours
- 4,189
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Hoffman Pilot Center
- Registered owner
- R & R Aviation Inc,
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 30, 1988
- Departed
- BJC
- Destination
- BJC
- Airport
- BJC · Jeffco, runway 11L, 7,498 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 399 total · 59 in this make and model · 312 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N53049 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.