MIA79DKT43

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177B · Naples, FL · February 13, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 13, 1979
Place
Naples, FL · NAPLES, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1406CCessna 177B
Status
Completed · report July 30, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790213002879A
Case key
137157

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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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3-1059  79/2/13    NAPLES,FL           CESSNA 177B         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 54, 46 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N1406C              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 34 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NAPLES MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NAPLES,FL                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING

Aircraft

Registration
N1406C
Reported as
Cessna 177B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Naples Municipal

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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.