Cessna 177B N30981

Summary

On 7 April 2015 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 177B registered N30981 was involved in an accident near Jennings, Louisiana, 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.

Date

7 April 2015 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Jennings, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

Jennings (3R7)

Coordinates

30.2428, -92.6736

Aircraft

Cessna 177B

Registration

N30981

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Waco → Punta Gorda

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN15LA207

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing, the nosewheel tire bursting, and a subsequent porpoise and nose-over.

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 cross-country flight. The pilot reported that he was attempting to land at the airport to fuel the airplane before continuing to his destination. Upon landing, the main wheels touched down, followed by the nosewheel touching down hard. The pilot stated that he believed that the nosewheel tire then blew and that the decompressing nose strut caused the airplane to porpoise. He stated that the airplane then stalled and came down on its nosewheel. The airplane slid down the runway off into the grass and then nosed over. The pilot reported no mechanical difficulties with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.