# Accident 19940717018579A: Cessna 177B, Rota Island, PC, July 17, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1994, 16:20 local time
- Place: Rota Island, PC
- Airport: Rota International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N1423C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1423C-1998-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1F6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 79 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA288) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940717018579A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF WRONG DIRECTION FOR GUAM. BECAME LOST. VECTORED BACK TO ROTA. BOUNCED PORPOISED LANDING. SEVERED NOSE GEAR

## 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 LAX94LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA288), Jul 17, 1994: Cessna 177 (N1423C), Rota Island (Pacific Ocean), substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S PORPOISING THE AIRCRAFT UPON LANDING AND HIS INADEQUATE RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING.

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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