Cessna 177B N13HK
16 August 2015 · Los Angeles, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 August 2015 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna 177B registered N13HK, operated by Skycombers Flying Club Inc, was involved in an accident near Los Angeles, California, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Whiteman (WHP)
- Coordinates
- 34.2594, -118.4136
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177B
- Registration
- N13HK
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1972
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Skycombers Flying Club Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Los Angeles → Los Angeles
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA15CA248
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during the landing, resulting in a hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that the airplane porpoised three times on the second landing, and bounced once on the third and final landing. He reported that while taxing to the fuel pump, he noticed that he had a "flat tire" on the nose wheel. During a postaccident examination of the engine and airframe, substantial damage to the firewall was discovered. The pilot reported there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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