Cessna 177B N30874

Summary

On 19 March 2005 at about 17:15 local time, a Cessna 177B registered N30874 was involved in an accident near Rock Springs, Wyoming, 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

19 March 2005 at 17:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States

Nearest airport

Rock Springs-Sweetwater County (RKS)

Coordinates

41.5904, -109.2198

Aircraft

Cessna 177B

Registration

N30874

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rock Springs → Rock Springs

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN05LA064

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's improper flare and recovery from 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, AWOS reported that the winds were 240 degrees at 12 knots. He stated that he was set up on final approach for runway 27, and his airspeed was 75 mph. While in the flare, the airplane "ballooned" approximately 6 to 8 feet, and then it "stalled" and bounced hard on the runway about 1,700 feet from the approach end. When he increased the engine throttle to "full power," the airplane's nose dropped and it landed a second time, striking the propeller and nose landing gear. The airplane departed the left side of the runway about 2,000 feet down and struck a runway light with its right horizontal stabilator. The pilot stated that he brought the airplane back on the runway about 2,400 feet down and then taxied it to the hanger. The airplane's firewall was buckled and the right stabilator was displaced aft and its leading edge was crushed.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.