# Accident 19920309005689A: Cessna 177B, Bloomington-Nor, IL, March 9, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1992, 08:40 local time
- Place: Bloomington-Nor, IL
- Airport: Bloomington-Normal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4708° N, 88.9695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4708&lon=-88.9695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35151, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1F6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,557 total, 50 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920309005689A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED AND PORPOISED LANDING. DAMAGE TO FIREWALL AND SKIN ADVISED BY LINEMAN. DEPARTED REGARDLESS FOR HOME BASE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI92LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA109), Mar 9, 1992: Cessna 177BII (N35151), Bloomington, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED AT LANDING AND HABIT INTERFERENCE.

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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