Cessna 177B N5511B

Summary

On 20 July 2014 at about 20:40 local time, a Cessna 177B registered N5511B was involved in an accident near Georgetown, Texas, 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

20 July 2014 at 20:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Georgetown, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Georgetown Muni (GTU)

Coordinates

30.6808, -97.6778

Aircraft

Cessna 177B

Registration

N5511B

Category

Airplane

Year built

1973

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lancaster → Georgetown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN14LA388

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot was conducting a personal flight and attempting to land the airplane. A witness reported seeing the airplane bounce during the landing. During the second touchdown, the airplane's nose was aligned left of the runway centerline. The pilot then lost directional control of the airplane, which subsequently exited the left side of the runway, flipped, and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical fin, rudder, empennage, fuselage, and wing. The right door was jammed from the impact damage, and the pilot and passenger exited the inverted airplane through the left door. An examination of the airplane and engine revealed no preaccident mechanical deficiencies that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.