# NTSB Accident FTW98LA032
> **Cessna 177** · 1997-10-25 · BOERNE, TX, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98LA032
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09023
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-10-25
- **Location:** BOERNE, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.800558, -98.729408
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 177
- **Registration:** N2971X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the aborted landing.  Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a porpoise; his lack of total experience in the Cessna 177; and the crosswind.

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