# Incident 19920216007169I: Cessna U3A, Lompoc, CA, February 16, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1992, 13:30 local time
- Place: Lompoc, CA
- Airport: Vandenburg Afb
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Simulated Forced Landing/Tkof
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6627° N, 120.4708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lompoc, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6627&lon=-120.4708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3979A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3979A-2013-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U-3A (registry code 2074206, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u-3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U3A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 31 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920216007169I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ALMOST LANDED GEAR UP ON A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE. PROPS STRUCK RUNWAY. MADE GO AROUND. LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N3979A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19910216008889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910216008889I), Feb 16, 1991: Cessna U3A (N3979A), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. While maneuvering in runup area he ran over 2 taxiway lights. Pilot stated he had right brake problems.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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