- Date
- August 19, 1995, 16:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Yamhill, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N11834Cessna 177B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 18, 1996
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19950819025519A
- Case key
- 42226
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glidepath. A factor contributing to the accident was the sunglare.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that while on final approach, the sun and a smokey windshield resulted in him temporarily losing sight of the runway. The airplane collided with a fence post short of the runway, then touched down and nosed over.
Factual narrative
On August 19, 1995, about 1600 Pacific daylight time, N11834, a Cessna 177B, operated by the owner/pilot, collided with a fence during landing at Yamhill, Oregon, and was substantially damaged. The private pilot and his passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. The personal flight departed from Scappoose, Oregon, and was destined for Yamhill. The flight was conducted under 14 CFR 91.
The pilot reported that while on final approach for runway 25, the late afternoon sun and a slightly smokey windshield resulted in the pilot temporarily losing sight of the runway. Just prior to touchdown, the airplane collided with a fence post short of the runway. After the airplane touched down, it nosed over and came to rest inverted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N11834
- Reported as
- Cessna 177B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17702375
- Airframe hours
- 981
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1F6, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Norman K. Jones
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 12, 1994 · 16 hours before
- Departed
- 1S4 · Scappoose, OR
- Airport
- OR05 · Flying M, runway 25, 2,125 × 40 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
- 71
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,000 total · 40 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.