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| Date: | Thursday 18 August 1988 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 177RG |
| Owner/operator: | Hoffman Pilot Center |
| Registration: | N53049 |
| MSN: | 177RG1331 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4189 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Broomfield, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KBJC) |
| (KBJC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE COMMERCIAL PLT WAS PRACTICING SHORT FIELD LANDINGS FROM THE RIGHT SEAT ON A 7,498 X 100 FT ASPHALT RWY. THE PLT SAID HE ENCOUNTERED A THERMAL AT 10 FT AGL AND STALLED THE AIRPLANE. HE REPORTED THAT THE ACFT HIT HARDER THAN HE EXPECTED AND BOUNCED TWICE. HE STATED THAT HE ADDED THROTTLE AND MADE A GO-AROUND. HE LANDED SAFELY AND HE AND THE FBO VISUALLY INSPECTED THE ACFT, FINDING NO DAMAGE. LATER DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, A MECHANIC FOUND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL AND NOTIFIED THE FAA.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN88LA190
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 January 1994 | N53049 | R&r Aviation, Inc. | 0 | La Veta, CO | |
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| 24-Mar-2024 20:22 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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