| Crash location | 46.969445°N, 122.902500°W |
| Nearest city | Olympia, WA
47.037874°N, 122.900695°W 4.7 miles away |
| Tail number | N30328 |
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| Accident date | 28 Jun 2006 |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 177A |
| Additional details: | None |
On June 28, 2006, about 1615 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 177A, N30328, sustained substantial damage during a hard landing on runway 17 at Olympia Airport, Olympia, Washington. The private pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the personal cross country flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated from Puyallup, Washington, about 1545.
According to the pilot, as he flared and touched down, the airplane "began to porpoise, landing hard twice before [he] was able to put it down gently." He taxied to parking and then noticed that the propeller was damaged. Examination of the airplane by an FAA inspector revealed damage to the firewall.
The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing which resulted in a hard landing.