Summary
On May 23, 1998, a Cessna 177B (N1293C) was involved in an incident near Brogue, PA. All 1 person aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: Failure of the pilot to maintaining proper runway alignment during an aborted landing (go-around). Related factors were: the pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, inadvertent porpoise, and the small trees encroaching into the runaway environment.
On May 23, 1998, at 0835 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 177, N1293C, was substantially damaged during an aborted landing to Baublitz Commercial Airport, Brogue, Pennsylvania. The certificated private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91 and no flight plan was filed. The personal flight departed Reigle Field Airport, Palmyra, Pennsylvania, approximately 0735.
According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the pilot stated the airplane landed nose wheel first and started to porpoise, so he executed a go around.
This incident is documented in NTSB report NYC98LA115. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N1293C.
Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
failure of the pilot to maintaining proper runway alignment during an aborted landing (go-around). Related factors were: the pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, inadvertent porpoise, and the small trees encroaching into the runaway environment.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Historical)
Analysis
On May 23, 1998, at 0835 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 177, N1293C, was substantially damaged during an aborted landing to Baublitz Commercial Airport, Brogue, Pennsylvania. The certificated private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91 and no flight plan was filed. The personal flight departed Reigle Field Airport, Palmyra, Pennsylvania, approximately 0735.
According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the pilot stated the airplane landed nose wheel first and started to porpoise, so he executed a go around. During the maneuver, the airplane drifted left and struck two small trees before coming to rest in a corn field, 40 feet left of Runway 27.
During a telephone interview the pilot stated, he had a little right aileron, and a little right rudder in when the airplane impacted the two trees on the left side of Runway 27. He added, "there were no mechanical problems with the airplane."
In the NTSB Form 6120.1/2, the pilot stated that Runway 27 was sloped approximately 8 percent towards the south, about 1/4 of the way down the runway. The pilot provided a diagram depicting two trees approximately 1/4 of the way down Runway 27 with over 50 percent of their surface area encroaching into the runway environment. In addition, he showed the wind from approximately 330 degrees at 8 knots.
The pilot reported 280 hours of total fight experience on his last FAA medical application dated June 7, 1997.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# NYC98LA115