Cessna 177 N29321

Summary

On 5 July 2002 at about 01:45 local time, a Cessna 177 registered N29321 was involved in an accident near Millville, New Jersey, 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.

Date

5 July 2002 at 01:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Millville, New Jersey, United States

Nearest airport

Millville Municipal Airport (MIV)

Coordinates

39.3678, -75.0722

Aircraft

Cessna 177

Registration

N29321

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

MIllville → MIllville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

NYC02LA137

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper bounced landing recovery. A factor was the dark night conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during a night landing the airplane bounced, drifted left, and bounced again. On the second bounce, the horizontal stabilator of the airplane struck runway lights. The pilot added power, aborted the landing, and the airplane became airborne. The pilot returned for a landing without further incident. Prior to the accident flight, the pilot had completed 1 hour of night flight with 3 landing in the preceding 90 days.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.