Cessna 177 N11823

Summary

On 31 May 2019 at about 00:00 local time, a Cessna 177 registered N11823, operated by Fenton Flyers Inc, was involved in an accident near Festus, Missouri, 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

31 May 2019 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Festus, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Festus Memorial (FES)

Coordinates

38.1931, -90.3858

Aircraft

Cessna 177

Registration

N11823

Category

Airplane

Year built

1975

Engines

1

Operator

Fenton Flyers Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Festus

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA353

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper landing flare and failure to maintain pitch control with a crosswind, which resulted in a hard landing and a tail strike.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during landing, the airplane "caught a crosswind" and became airborne again. The airplane touched back down and veered right off the runway into grass. The pilot was able to get the airplane back onto the runway and taxied to park without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The Federal Aviation Administrator inspector reported that the airplane damage was associated with a hard landing, including a tail strike. He added that further evidence of a tail strike was noted on the bottom side of the tail underneath the vertical stabilizer. An automated weather observation station located about 25 miles from the accident site reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 260° at 7 knots. The pilot landed the airplane on runway 1.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.