- Date
- December 23, 1977
- Place
- Tuscaloosa, AL · TUSCALOOSA, AL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N18643Cessna 177B
- Status
- Completed · report January 20, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771223038269A
- Case key
- 143819
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3844 77/12/23 TUSCALOOSA,AL CESSNA 177B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 266 TIME - 1515 N18643 PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TUSCALOOSA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BIRMINGHAM,AL TUSCALOOSA,AL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
Aircraft
- Registration
- N18643
- Reported as
- Cessna 177B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tuscaloosa
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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