Accident Cessna 177B N30981, Tuesday 7 April 2015

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Date:	Tuesday 7 April 2015
Time:	11:30 LT
Type:	Cessna 177B
Owner/operator:
Registration:	N30981
MSN:	17701581
Year of manufacture:	1971
Total airframe hrs:	3574 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming O360-A1F6
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Jennings, Louisiana - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Waco Municipal Airport, TX (ACT/KACT)
Destination airport:	Punta Gorda-Charlotte County Airport, FL (PGD/KPGD)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

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.

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

Accident investigation: