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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177 · Ocala, FL · April 22, 1985

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Date
April 22, 1985, 07:00 local (12:00 UTC)
Place
Ocala, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2370YCessna 177
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19850422020359A
Case key
31402

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Hard landingLanding - flare/touchdown
In-flight planning/decision - poorPilot in commandFactor
Flare - misjudgedPilot in commandCause
Stall - prematurePilot in commandCause

Analysis

The plt stated that during the landing flare, he stalled the acft & landed hard.

Aircraft

Registration
N2370Y
Reported as
Cessna 177
Category
Airplane
Serial number
17700170
Airframe hours
1,465
Engine
Lycoming O-320E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Phillip King
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · May 24, 1984 · 78 hours before
Departed
X35 · Dunellon, FL
Destination
OCF · Ocala, FL
Airport
OCF · Ocala, runway 36, 5,007 × 150 ft, asphalt
N2370YRegistration cancelled Jun 16, 1992 · Cessna 177S/N 17700170Airframe modelCessna 177

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

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Role
Pilot
Age
49
Certificate
Student
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
858 total · 121 in this make and model · 451 as pilot in command · 451 in the last 90 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
40° at 5 knots
Visibility
2 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
25,000 ft broken
Temperature
61 °F, dew point 61 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
GNZ, 32 nm away

FAA reports on this event · 1

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

Accident 19850422020359ACessna 177 · Ocala, FLStudent made hard landing during touch and go practice. Stalled during flare.Apr 22, 1985 · N2370Y · Substantial damage