Cessna 177 N17142

Summary

On 11 September 2008 at about 19:25 local time, a Cessna 177 registered N17142, operated by Morris Aero Club Inc, was involved in an accident near Warwick, New York, United States. 2 people were 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

11 September 2008 at 19:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Warwick, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Warwick Municipal Airport (N72)

Coordinates

41.2878, -74.2872

Aircraft

Cessna 177

Registration

N17142

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Morris Aero Club Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Morristown → Warwick

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC08CA312

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point while landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the Cessna 177B stated that, on approach to runway 3R, he noted that the windsock was favoring the runway, with a left crosswind approximately 15 degrees from the center of the airplane. While on a short final approach, the pilot then observed the windsock indicating no wind, but favoring a direction across the runway. The pilot continued his approach at 60 knots, with full flap extension. He flared the airplane over the first one-third of the runway, but the airplane floated and touched down between 500 to 700 feet from the end of the runway. The pilot was unable to stop the airplane on the runway. It traveled off the end of the runway and struck muddy terrain. During the impact, the left wing, including a left wing rib, sustained damage. Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector did not reveal any preimpact mechanical malfunctions, nor did the pilot report any. The reported wind at an airport located approximately 15 miles north of the accident site, about 31 minutes before the accident, was from 160 degrees at 4 knots. The reported wind at the same site about 29 minutes after the accident, was from 160 degrees at 6 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.