Cessna 177 N2980X
27 July 2009 · Towanda, Pennsylvania, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 27 July 2009 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 177 registered N2980X, operated by Paul E. Dion, was involved in an accident near Towanda, Pennsylvania, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. 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 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Towanda, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bradford County Airport (N27)
- Coordinates
- 41.7400, -76.4472
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177
- Registration
- N2980X
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Paul E. Dion
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Westfield → Towanda
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA09CA425
People
3 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane during a go around following a bounced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, the airplane was slightly high on the final approach for landing on the 4,300-foot long by 75-foot wide runway. He retained a slight amount of power for the flare, but the airplane impacted the runway and bounced. The pilot decided to go around after an additional bounce, and he applied full power and retracted the flaps incrementally from full flaps to 30 degrees, then to 15 degrees, and finally to 0 degrees. The airplane departed the left side of the runway and struck a sign, a taxiway light and a runway edge light approximately 2,300 feet beyond the approach threshold. It descended an embankment located approximately 65 feet from the runway centerline and impacted rocks. The Federal Aviation Administration inspector who examined the airplane noted damage to the firewall and the left wing. The pilot told the inspector that the airplane functioned normally, with no mechanical problems.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 177 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 2009 | Cessna 177 | Kinston, North Carolina, United States | Rogerson Benjamin | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2009 | Cessna 177 RG | Gilford, New Hampshire, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Aug 2009 | Cessna 177 | Chandler, Arizona, United States | Sonoran Wings | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 2009 | Cessna 177 RG | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 2009 | Cessna 177 | Christiansted, United States | David S. Bentley | Fatal | 3 |
| 23 Jun 2009 | Cessna 177B | Elyria, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,744 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr 2009 | Cessna 172 | York, Pennsylvania, United States | Av-Ed Flight School | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 2009 | Rolladen-Schneider LS8-18 | Fairfield, Pennsylvania, United States | Mueller Frederick Karl | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 2009 | Cessna 172S | Easton, Pennsylvania, United States | Moyer Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 2009 | Robinson R44 | Silver Spring, Pennsylvania, United States | Advanced Helicopter Concepts | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2009 | Diamond DA 40 | West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 2009 | Piper PA28 | Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States | John T. Bouley | Minor injuries | - |