# NTSB WPR12LA325: Cessna 177, N30753, Gooding, ID, July 10, 2012 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 10, 2012, 09:30 local (15:30 UTC) - Place: Gooding, ID - Coordinates: 42.917221, -114.765274 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9172&lon=-114.7653&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 13, 2014 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 84444 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR12LA325 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/84444/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=84444 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA325 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control after encountering an unexpected wind gust during landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 177B, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000/cases.md?model=2073708), [All aircraft, 1,269 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 177B, 25 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2073708), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Awareness of condition; cases with it: [Cessna 177B, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=2073708), [All aircraft, 1,199 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 177B, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2073708), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna 177B, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2073708), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 177B, 20 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2073708), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported during the approach to the runway, there were no encounters with turbulence. After crossing over the approach end of the runway and retarding the throttle to idle in preparation for the landing flare, the airplane’s left wing was “abruptly” pushed upward. The pilot was unable to maintain control as the right main landing gear and the nose wheel hit the runway, followed by the left main landing gear hitting the runway hard. The airplane then exited the right side of the runway into a stand of weeds before proceeding into a small ditch. The pilot added power to get the airplane back on the runway and subsequently taxied to the ramp. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative On July 10, 2012, about 0930 mountain daylight time (MDT), N30753, a Cessna 177B airplane, was substantially damaged while landing at the Gooding Municipal Airport (GNG), Gooding, Idaho. The certified private pilot sustained serious injuries and the sole passenger was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal cross-country flight was being operated in accordance with 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91, and a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan had been filed and was active at the time of the accident. The flight departed the Yakima Air Terminal/McAllister Field (YKM), Yakima, Washington, about 0630 MDT, with GNG as its destination.In a postaccident conversation, as well as in a report submitted to the National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge, the pilot reported that no adverse winds were reported as she monitored the UNICOM frequency about 10 miles out while proceeding inbound to GNG. The pilot stated that when she reported 3 miles and 2 miles from the airport, no turbulence was encountered, and that the approach was on the center line [of the runway] and the glide path, and that the approach was normal. The pilot further stated that after crossing over the approach end of the runway she pulled the power to idle and began to flare, at which time the airplane’s left wing was abruptly pushed upward. This was followed by the right main tire contacting the runway, the nose wheel hitting the runway, and the left main landing gear hitting [the runway] hard. The pilot reported that the airplane then bounced into the weeds off the right side of the runway before going into a small ditch. The pilot added that she was able to add power and managed to get the airplane back up on the runway and taxi to a fixed based operator’s facility where she inspected the airplane. The pilot reported that the firewall was bent and the left side of the fuselage was wrinkled. The pilot further reported that there were no mechanical anomalies with either the airplane or the engine prior to or during the flight that would have precluded normal operation. At 0953, the weather reporting facility at the Jerome County Airport Idaho (JER), Jerome, Idaho, which is located about 18 nautical miles southeast of the accident site, reported wind 100 degrees at 9 knots, with no gusts reported. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N30753](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30753), registered now, S/N 17701443, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 177 (B) - Registry model: [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (registry code 2073708) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17701443 - Airframe hours: 4694 - Engines: LYCOMING O360 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, September 8, 2011, 21 hours before - Departed: YKM, Yakima, WA - Destination: GNG, Gooding, ID - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: GNG, Gooding Municipal Airport, runway 07, 4,745 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 67; injuries: serious; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review April 6, 2011; seat: left; flight hours: 252 total, 252 in this make and model, 60 as pilot in command, 11 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 100° at 9 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 48 °F - Altimeter: 30.10 inHg - Observed at: JER, 18 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20120710013779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120710013779A), Jul 10, 2012: Cessna 177B, Gooding, ID, Substantial damage. During the flare to land on runway 07, the aircraft's left wing violently was pushed upward causing the aircraft to hit the runway hard and vear to the right.… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 1, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=84444. 4.0 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 3.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40395627&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Witness Statement (item 2, .PDF, 146 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40395630&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Witness%20Statement-Redacted.PDF - Weather Data (item 3, .PDF, 274 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40395629&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Data-Master.PDF - Record of Conversation - Pilot-In-Command (item 4, .PDF, 108 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40395628&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation%20-%20Pilot-In-Command-Master.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.