# NTSB LAX01LA235: Cessna 175, N9287B, Monterey, CA, July 4, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 4, 2001, 11:18 local (18:18 UTC) - Place: Monterey, CA - Location: 36.5870° N, 121.8428° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MONTEREY RGNL (MRY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5870&lon=-121.8428&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 28, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA Fllight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 52638 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX01LA235 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/52638/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA235 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause) - landing gear,nose gear - overload ## Analysis The pilot reported that she made a normal approach and landing. The runway was 3,502 feet long by 60 feet wide. The traffic was light and she did not think wake turbulence was a factor. The landing seemed routine; however, she was surprised when the aircraft bounced and she attempted to "peg" the airplane to the runway. When the aircraft came to a stop, the propeller was damaged and the firewall and forward fuselage exhibited buckling damage. The surface wind was reported variable at 5 knots. ## Factual narrative On July 4, 2001, at 1118 hours Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 175, N9287B, porpoised during a hard landing at the Monterey Peninsula Airport, Monterey, California. The commercial certificated pilot and one passenger were not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The personal flight was operated by Case Transport, Inc., under 14 CFR Part 91, and departed from Hayward, California, at 1030. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The pilot told the Safety Board investigator that she landed the airplane on runway 28R [3,502 feet long by 60 feet wide]. The traffic was light and she did not think wake turbulence was a factor. The landing seemed routine; however, she was surprised when the aircraft bounced and she attempted to "peg" the airplane to the runway. When the aircraft came to a stop, the propeller was damaged and the firewall and forward fuselage exhibited buckling damage. The surface wind was reported variable at 5 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9287B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9287B-2002-12-02), registration cancelled 2002-12-02, S/N 55087, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 175 - Registry model: [Cessna 175](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (registry code 2072502) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 55087 - Engines: Continental GO-300-A 175 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Case Transport Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 21, 2001, 12 hours before - Departed: HWD, Hayward, CA - Destination: MRY, Monterey, CA - Airport: MRY, Monterey Peninsula, runway 28R, 3,502 × 60 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 63; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review October 5, 2000; seat: left; flight hours: 894 total, 550 in this make and model, 674 as pilot in command, 12 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days - Other flight crew; age 73; injuries: none; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review June 1, 2000; seat: right; flight hours: 1,000 total, 800 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 5 knots - Visibility: 8 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 57 °F - Altimeter: 29.96 inHg - Observed at: MRY ## 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 20010704015669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010704015669A), Jul 4, 2001: Cessna 175, Monterey, CA, No damage. (.19) On July 4, 2001, at 1118 hours pacific daylight time, a Cessna 175, N9287B, porpoised during a hard landing at the Monterey Peninsula Airport, Monterey,… ## Other investigations on N9287B (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 OAK75DVG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVG16), Aug 17, 1974: Cessna 175 (N9287B), Redding, CA, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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