Cessna 177A N29572

Summary

On 27 September 1998 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 177A registered N29572 was involved in an accident near Belen, New Mexico, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 September 1998 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Belen, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Belen Municipal (E80)

Coordinates

34.6508, -106.7690

Aircraft

Cessna 177A

Registration

N29572

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Las Cruces → Belen

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW98LA413

2 people had minor injuries.

The pilot inadvertently stalling the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot had obtained a weather briefing and had received VFR flight following services from Albuquerque ARTCC. Radar services were terminated when the airplane was 22 miles south of Belen. The pilot proceeded under visual meteorological rules to Belen and made a straight-in approach to runway 03 (6,600 ft. x 60 ft., asphalt). The pilot said she noticed there was another airplane in the pattern that was turning base leg. She was unsure of the pilot's intentions because he was not using his radio. The pilot made the decision to land behind this traffic. She flared for landing and inadvertently stalled the airplane. The airplane collided with terrain short of the runway. The nose wheel landing gear was destroyed on impact. The firewall was also damaged.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.