Cessna 177 N2282Y

Summary

On 9 June 2002 at about 15:40 local time, a Cessna 177 registered N2282Y was involved in an accident near Sherman, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 June 2002 at 15:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Sherman, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Sherman Municipal (SWI)

Coordinates

33.6211, -96.5861

Aircraft

Cessna 177

Registration

N2282Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gordonville → Sherman

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW02LA175

1 person was seriously injured.

The hard landing as result of the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing. A contributing factor was the gusty crosswinds.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was about 100 feet agl and about 300 feet from touchdown on runway 16 when the airspeed and altitude increased. The pilot pulled back on the yoke and added full power; however, the airplane descended, landed hard on all three landing wheels, bounced, became airborne, landed again, rolled, and departed the left side of the runway. The passenger reported that during the landing, the airplane "hit the runway very hard on all three wheels." The pilot reported the wind from 140 degrees at 16 knots. Two weather observation facilities in the vicinity of the accident reported wind from 210 degrees at 10 knots and wind from 190 degrees at 8 knots, gusting 16 knots, respectively.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.