Cessna 177B N34218

Summary

On 10 October 2011 at about 15:55 local time, a Cessna 177B registered N34218, operated by Gilbert Jeffrey S, was involved in an accident near Honesdale, Pennsylvania, 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

10 October 2011 at 15:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Honesdale, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Cherry Ridge Airport (N30)

Coordinates

41.5153, -75.2514

Aircraft

Cessna 177B

Registration

N34218

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Gilbert Jeffrey S

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Monticello → Honesdale

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12CA020

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s excessive airspeed during final approach and his delayed decision to abort the landing, resulting in the in-flight collision with trees during the 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, while on final approach to the 2,420-foot-long, dry, asphalt runway with the flaps set to 30 degrees (full down), the airplane was a little too fast at 85 to 90 mph, instead of 70 mph. He stated that he did not perceive that the airplane floated over the runway but that, after touchdown, he realized there was insufficient runway remaining to stop. He added power to go around, raised the flaps incrementally, and continued ahead, but the airplane collided with trees. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the empennage. The pilot stated that there was nothing mechanically wrong with the airplane and that the accident could have been avoided by being on speed.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.