Cessna 177B N30770

Summary

On 15 March 2012 at about 23:50 local time, a Cessna 177B registered N30770, operated by Morrison Bryant B, was involved in an accident near New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. 3 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

15 March 2012 at 23:50

Classification

Accident

Location

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

Lakefront Airport (NEW)

Coordinates

30.3428, -90.0281

Aircraft

Cessna 177B

Registration

N30770

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Morrison Bryant B

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

New Orleans → New Orleans

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

CEN12CA194

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s improper flare, which resulted 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 he was practicing touch-and-go takeoffs and landings. On the second landing, the airplane drifted to the left, so he applied right rudder to correct for the drift. He stated that when he reduced the power to land, the nose of the airplane dropped, and the airplane landed hard and porpoised. The pilot regained control of the airplane and landed on the remaining runway. A postaccident examination revealed that the nose gear was pushed up, resulting in substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot reported there were no failures or malfunctions of the airplane prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.