Cessna 177 N3142T

Summary

On 3 June 2011 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 177 registered N3142T, operated by My Air, LLC, was involved in an accident near Boone, North Carolina, 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

3 June 2011 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Boone, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Boone Inc Airport (NC14)

Coordinates

36.1967, -81.6394

Aircraft

Cessna 177

Registration

N3142T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

My Air, LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Holly Hill → Boone

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA11CA346

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's delay in executing a go-around.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that after departure he proceeded to the destination airstrip and overflew the runway to determine the wind direction and velocity. He entered the traffic pattern on the downwind leg, extended the flaps and maintained an airspeed of 80 miles per hour. He said the airplane was a little high on final approach, and the airplane eventually touched down 1/4 way down the runway. He said he added power to abort the landing, but there was not enough runway remaining. The airplane landed in a field, collided with a ditch and the nose gear collapsed. He stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.