# NTSB IAD77DID19: Cessna 177, N29306, Waynesboro, VA, May 14, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1977
- Place: Waynesboro, VA · WAYNESBORO, VA
- Location: 38.0672° N, 78.9014° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waynesboro, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0672&lon=-78.9014&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147090
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77DID19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DID19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1757  77/5/14    WAYNESBORO,VA       CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 156
        TIME - 1330                    N29306              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAYNESBORO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LURAY,VA                    WAYNESBORO,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREMATURE FLAP RETRACTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- RAISED FLAPS ON GO-AROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29306](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29306-1980-08-12), registration cancelled 1980-08-12, S/N 17700802 (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: Waynesboro

## 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 19770514015359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770514015359A), May 14, 1977: Cessna 177, Waynesboro, VA, Substantial damage. Raised flaps on go-around.

## Other investigations on N29306 (1)

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 CHI70F0238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70F0238), Sep 7, 1969: Cessna 177 (N29306), Antioch, 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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