# NTSB CHI82DEM03: Cessna 177, N3194T, Mattawan, MI, November 10, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 10, 1981
- Place: Mattawan, MI · MATTAWAN, MI
- Location: 42.2156° N, 85.7958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mattawan, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2156&lon=-85.7958&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136464
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DEM03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DEM03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2776  81/11/10   MATTAWAN,MI         CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 63, 877
        TIME - 1630                    N3194T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 775 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MATTAWAN AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT
          MATTAWAN,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- RWY SURFACE ROUGH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3194T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3194T-2012-03-12), registration cancelled 2012-03-12, S/N 17700494, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mattawan Airpark

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19811110074099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811110074099A), Nov 10, 1981: Cessna 177, Mattawan, MI, Destroyed. Bounced landing and collapsed nose landing gear.

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.

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