# NTSB NYC80FGM01: Cessna 177, N2262Y, Jeannette, PA, October 12, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 12, 1980
- Place: Jeannette, PA · JEANNETTE, PA
- Location: 40.3278° N, 79.6139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jeannette, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3278&lon=-79.6139&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 21, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128555
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FGM01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FGM01-128555

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2802  80/10/12   JEANNETTE,PA        CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 776
        TIME - 1330                    N2262Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 642 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PITTSBURG-BOQUET
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JEANNETTE,PA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUST TO 30KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2262Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2262Y), registered now, S/N 17700062, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O-360-A1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (registry code 41594, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pittsburg-Boquet

## 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 19801012057609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801012057609A), Oct 12, 1980: Cessna 177, Jeannette, PA, Substantial damage. Landed halfwaydown runway. Ran off end. Crosswind exceeded airplanes cross wind component.

## Other investigations on N2262Y (1)

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.

- [NTSB WPR11CA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA077), Dec 12, 2010: Cessna 177 (N2262Y), Corona, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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