# NTSB LAX82DA166: Cessna 177B, N1105C, Modesto, CA, April 29, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: April 28, 1982, 17:10 local (Apr 29, 1982, 00:10 UTC)
- Place: Modesto, CA
- Coordinates: 37.630931, -120.969512 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6309&lon=-120.9695&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 28, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71738
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DA166
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71738/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA166

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - high wind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - level off - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS WITH A RIGHT QUARTERING HEADWIND THAT WAS GUSTING TO 20 KTS. ON THE SECOND LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONED AND BEGAN TO PORPOISE. ON THE THIRD TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED PORPOISING, BUT THE TIP OF ONE PROPELLER BLADE STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE FIREWALL AND ADJACENT STRUCTURE WERE DAMAGED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1105C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1105C), registered now, S/N 17702675, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Registry model: [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (registry code 2073708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17702675
- Airframe hours: 1042
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Emily B. Gottschalk
- Registered owner: Emily B. Gottschalk
- Departed: MOD, MODESTO, CA
- Destination: MOD, MODESTO, CA
- Airport: MOD, Harry Sham Field, runway 28L, 3,459 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 52; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 201 total, 12 in this make and model, 135 as pilot in command, 2 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 320° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Temperature: 174 °F

## 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 19820428015339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820428015339A), Apr 28, 1982: Cessna 177B, Modesto, CA, Substantial damage. Porpoised on bad landing during practice touch and go.

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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