MIA78DLG24

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177 · Hilton Head, SC · June 16, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 16, 1978
Place
Hilton Head, SC · HILTON HEAD, SC
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N29607Cessna 177
Status
Completed · report July 18, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780616013509A
Case key
141730

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1238  78/6/16    HILTON HEAD,SC      CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 128
        TIME - 1615                    N29607              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 117 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HILTON HEAD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSONVILLE,NC             ST MARYS,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LOSS OF DIR CONT ON ATTEMPT GO AROUND FOL BOUNCED LDG.

Aircraft

Registration
N29607
Reported as
Cessna 177
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hilton Head

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.