Sherman Municipal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Sherman, Texas 75092
Sunday, June 9, 2002 10:40 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The airplane was about 100 feet agl and about 300 feet from touchdown on runway 16 when the airspeed and altitude increased. The pilot pulled back on the yoke and added full power; however, the airplane descended, landed hard on all three landing wheels, bounced, became airborne, landed again, rolled, and departed the left side of the runway. The passenger reported that during the landing, the airplane "hit the runway very hard on all three wheels." The pilot reported the wind from 140 degrees at 16 knots. Two weather observation facilities in the vicinity of the accident reported wind from 210 degrees at 10 knots and wind from 190 degrees at 8 knots, gusting 16 knots, respectively.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The hard landing as result of the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing. A contributing factor was the gusty crosswinds.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 6/9/2002
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 1040
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City Sherman
Event State TEXAS
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 75092
Event Date Year 2002
Event Date Month 6
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 333716N
Event Location Longitude 0963510W
Event Location Airport Sherman Municipal
Event Location Nearest Airport ID SWI
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 745
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Pilot
Time of the weather observation
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) --
Weather Observation Facility ID --
Elevation of weather observation facility --
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) --
Time Zone of the weather observation --
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 4000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Unknown
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 15
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 32
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 140
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 16
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) --
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Serious
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious 1
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 13985
NTSB Notification Source FAA operations Center
NTSB Notification Date Jun 10 2002 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 830
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Sep 30 2003 9:55AM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\MONR
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office Dallas, Texas

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N2282Y
NTSB Number FTW02LA175
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Cessna
Aircraft Model 177
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 17700082
Certified Max Gross Weight 2350
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Aug 1 2001 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 25
Airframe Hours 1711.73
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Gary E. Hill
Aircraft Owner Street Address 3301 North Farm Market 1417 APT 1213
Aircraft Owner City Sherman
Aircraft Owner State TX
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 75092
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name --
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City --
Operator State --
Operator Country --
Operator Zip code --
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code 3T0
Departure City Gordonville
Departure State TX
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1000
Departure Time Zone CDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code SWI
Destination City Sherman
Destination State TX
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Landing - flare/touchdown
Report sent to ICAO? No
Evacuation occurred Yes
Date of most recent change to record Jul 7 2003 6:07PM
User who most recently changed record CASH
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 16
Runway Length 4005
Runway Width 75
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --