# NTSB NYC84LA187: Cessna 177, N3438T, Annville, PA, May 27, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 27, 1984, 12:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place: Annville, PA
- Coordinates: 40.329151, -76.500724 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3292&lon=-76.5007&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35665
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC84LA187
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35665/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA187

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing
  - planned approach - poor, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - excessive, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - go-around - disregarded, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - clearance - attempted, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - aborted landing - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - raising of flaps - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled
  - climb - not possible, pilot in command
  - terrain condition - crop

## Analysis

THE PLT STATED THAT DURING AN ABORTED LANDING WHILE TRYING TO RECOVER FROM A BOUNCED TOUCHDOWN HE MISUSED THE FLAPS. ONCE AIRBORNE THE ACFT SETTLED INTO A WHEAT FIELD. THE PLT STATED EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED WAS GAINED DURING THE STEEP LANDING APCH.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3438T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17700730
- Airframe hours: 1250
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Bradley C. Hess
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, October 12, 1983
- Departed: THV, YORK, PA
- Destination: ROVER, PA
- Airport: PA31, Rover, runway 28, 2,000 × 100 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 46; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 183 total, 183 in this make and model, 183 as pilot in command, 6 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 75 °F

## 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 19840527049619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840527049619A), May 27, 1984: Cessna 177, Annville, PA, Substantial damage. (.4)The plt stated that during an aborted landing while trying to recover from a bounced touchdown he misused the flaps. Once airborne the acft settled into a…

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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