Cessna 177B N34405
18 April 2006 · Cleveland, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 April 2006 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 177B registered N34405 was involved in an accident near Cleveland, Ohio, 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 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cleveland, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cuyahoga County (CGF)
- Coordinates
- 41.5650, -81.4864
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177B
- Registration
- N34405
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Cleveland → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI06CA132
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's misjudged flare which resulted in a bounced landing, and his inadequate recovery from the bounced landing that led to a hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane was damaged during a hard landing. The pilot reported that he was practicing takeoffs and landings. He stated that on his third landing, the airplane bounced and when it came back down it hit hard and the nose wheel tire went flat. He stated that there were no problems with the airplane prior to the event. It was found that the firewall and forward fuselage had sustained damage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 177 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jul 2006 | Cessna 177RG | Camarillo, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 2006 | Cessna 177B | Redwood City, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 2006 | Cessna 177 | Antlers, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 2006 | Cessna 177B | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | Anderson Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Jun 2006 | Cessna 177A | Olympia, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 2006 | Cessna 177 | Blackburn, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
All 1,744 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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