NYC84LA194

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177B · New Paltz, NY · June 1, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
June 1, 1984, 15:30 local (19:30 UTC)
Place
New Paltz, NY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N13411Cessna 177B
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19840601024229A
Case key
35670

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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.

Loss of control - in flightLanding - flare/touchdown
Recovery from bounced landing - improperPilot in commandCause
Directional control - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
In flight collision with objectLanding

Analysis

Acft was landed on rwy 32 with wind from 60 degrees at 10 KTS. The acft bounced on touchdown, pwr was added and the acftbecame airborne. The acft drifted left and contacted a rock in grass off the left side of the rwy.

Aircraft

Registration
N13411
Reported as
Cessna 177B
Category
Airplane
Serial number
177022419
Airframe hours
2,700
Engine
Lycoming O-360-A1F6D, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Hokie Flying Club
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · September 30, 1983
Departed
Blacksburg, VA
Destination
43N · New Paltz, NY
Flight plan
VFR
Airport
43N · Stanton, runway 32, 2,515 × 42 ft, gravel

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

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
47
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Unknown, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
190 total · 46 in this make and model · 146 as pilot in command · 19 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
60° at 10 knots, gusting 5
Visibility
30 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
70 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg

FAA reports on this event · 1

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