Cessna 177B accident near Spartanburg, South Carolina, April 22, 1990
On April 22, 1990 at about 5:10 pm local time, a Cessna 177B, registered N19119, was substantially damaged in an accident near Spartanburg, South Carolina (Spartanburg Downtown airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE AND IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 22, 1990 · about 5:10 pm local time
- Place
- Spartanburg, South Carolina · Spartanburg Downtown · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177B · all 177Bs on the register
- Registration
- N19119 · registry record · serial 17702559
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING HIS THIRD TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING OF THE FLIGHT. HE HAD FLOWN TWO APPROACHES WITH 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS AND ELECTED TO FLY HIS THIRD APPROACH WITH 20 DEGREES OF FLAPS. DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED, WHICH LED TO A SECOND BOUNCE OF GREATER MAGNITUDE. AFTER THE THIRD TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,524 hours in all; 960 in this make and model; 25 in the last 90 days; 4 in the last 30 days; 1,460 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,210 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 9, 1989; 55 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,500 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-360-A1F6D (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 4, 5,203 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 030° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 4,000 ft
- Temperature: 70°F (21°C), dew point 50°F (10°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number ATL90LA101.