ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 291266
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| Date: | Friday 29 July 2016 |
| Time: | 08:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 177 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N34867 |
| MSN: | 17702055 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3406 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A1F6D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wickenburg, Arizona -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wickenburg, AZ (E25) |
| Wickenburg, AZ (E25) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that after a hard landing the airplane began to porpoise and he decided to abort the landing. The pilot reported that during the aborted landing, he added power and as the airplane began to climb, he retracted the flaps too soon and too quickly and the airplane settled back onto the runway, landed hard again, veered off the runway to the right, collapsed the nose gear, and stopped in a nose down attitude.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right aileron, fuselage, and empennage.
The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
The procedures for a balked landing, as provided by Cessna, state:
1. Power – Full throttle and 2700 RPM
2. Carburetor Heat – Cold
3. Wing Flaps – Retract to 20 degrees
4. Upon reaching an airspeed of approximately 75 MPH, retract flaps slowly
The pilot reported as a safety recommendation to wait longer for the aircraft to further stabilize, gain speed, and begin climbing before retracting flaps.
Probable Cause: The pilot's incorrect balked landing procedure, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent, hard landing, a runway excursion, and nose gear collapse.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB GAA16CA404
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2022 11:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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