# NTSB IAD77DID01: Cessna 177, N4LW, Franklin, VA, October 10, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 10, 1976
- Place: Franklin, VA · FRANKLIN, VA
- Location: 36.6840° N, 76.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Franklin, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6840&lon=-76.9414&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155952
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77DID01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DID01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3048  76/10/10   FRANKLIN,VA         CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 127
        TIME - 1920                    N4LW                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 29 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRANKLIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRANKLIN,VA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           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
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4LW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Franklin

## 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 19761010032539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761010032539A), Oct 10, 1976: Cessna 177, Franklin, VA, 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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