# Accident 20020324005649A: Cessna 172M, Avalon, CA, March 24, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2002, 11:00 local time
- Place: Avalon, CA
- Airport: Catalina Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3790° N, 118.4503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3790&lon=-118.4503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61737, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61737) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020324005649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 24, 2002, AT 1100 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172M, N61737, PORPOISED ON LANDING AT THE CATALINA ISLAND AIRPORT, AVALON, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL, WAS OPERATED BY THE LONG BEACH FLYING CLUB AND RENTED BY THE PILOT FOR A PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 LAX02LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA135), Mar 24, 2002: Cessna 172M (N61737), Avalon, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate bounced landing recovery technique, which resulted in an inadvertent porpoise.

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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