# Accident 19920607019109A: Cessna 177A, Mariposa, CA, June 7, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1992, 09:00 local time
- Place: Mariposa, CA
- Airport: Mariposa-Yosemite Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4905° N, 119.9997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4905&lon=-119.9997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3144T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3144T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177A
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA238) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920607019109A

## Narrative

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

LANDED FAST BOUNCED AND PORPOISED ON LANDING. IMPACTS BENT NOSE GEAR AND FIRE WALL.

## 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 LAX92LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA238), Jun 7, 1992: Cessna 177A (N3144T), Mariposa, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POORLY PLANNED APPROACH FOR LANDING, HIS FAILURE TO INITIATE A GO-AROUND, HIS FAILURE TO OBTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT, HIS MISJUDGMENT OF THE TOUCHDOWN FLARE, AND HIS IMPROPER…

## Other reports on N3144T (1)

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

- [Incident 19940618022239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940618022239I), Jun 18, 1994: Cessna 177 (N3144T), Fresno, CA, Substantial damage. Bounced porpoised on landing. Pilot suffered heart attack taxiing. Struck fuel truck. Pilot died en route hospital.

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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