INDIAN TRAIL, NC, USA
N13630
CESSNA 177
AFTER LANDING ON A 2300 FT RWY IN CALM WIND, THE ACFT BOUNCED 3 TIMES & THE PLT ELECTED TO ABORT THE LANDING. DURING THE ABORTED LANDING, THE ACFT STRUCK THE TOP WIRE OF MARKED UTILITY LINES & CRASHED TO THE GROUND. THE UTILITY LINES WERE LOCATED APRX 450 FT FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY. NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL PROBLEMS OF THE ACFT WERE RPRTD.
THE PILOT'S DELAY IN ABORTING THE LANDING AFTER A BOUNCED LANDING. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: IMPROPER FLARE BY THE PILOT AND THE TRANSMISSIONS LINES.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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