Cessna 177 N29572
31 December 2000 · Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 December 2000 at about 17:45 local time, a Cessna 177 registered N29572, operated by Mesilla Valley Aviation, was involved in an accident near Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Las Cruces International (LRU)
- Coordinates
- 32.2907, -106.7499
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177
- Registration
- N29572
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Mesilla Valley Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Las Cruces → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN01LA037
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
An inadvertent stall. Factors were excessive airspeed, excessive flare, and improper recovery from a bounced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot flared for landing 4 to 5 feet above the ground using full flaps. The touch down was smooth but airspeed was above stall and the pilot applied back pressure to keep the nose wheel off the ground. The airplane lifted off, stalled, struck the ground and bounced. The pilot attempted to abort the landing, but the airplane swerved off the left side of the runway into sand and brush.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 2000 | Cessna 177RG | Watertown, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| 8 Jan 2000 | Cessna 177B | Rialto, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 2000 | Cessna 177B | Hinkley, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 2000 | Cessna 177RG | San Carlos, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,744 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Aug 2000 | Cessna 150H | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 2000 | Cessna 152 | Roswell, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 2000 | Rosenbarger LANCAIR IV | Artesia, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 2000 | Cessna 150L | Reserve, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 2000 | Piper PA-24-250 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 2000 | Luscombe 8E | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | Chris R. Randall | No injuries | - |