# NTSB MIA78DLG24: Cessna 177, N29607, Hilton Head, SC, June 16, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 16, 1978
- Place: Hilton Head, SC · HILTON HEAD, SC
- Location: 32.2163° N, 80.7526° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hilton Head Island, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2163&lon=-80.7526&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 18, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141730
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78DLG24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLG24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29607-2012-08-30), registration cancelled 2012-08-30, S/N 17700989, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hilton Head

## 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 19780616013509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780616013509A), Jun 16, 1978: Cessna 177, Hilton Head, SC, Substantial damage. Loss of dir cont on attempt go around fol bounced ldg.

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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