# NTSB LAX81DXQ16: Cessna 177, N2110Q, Mammoth Lakes, CA, April 26, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1981
- Place: Mammoth Lakes, CA · MAMMOTH LAKES, CA
- Location: 37.6244° N, 118.9884° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mammoth Lakes, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6244&lon=-118.9884&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 1, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126008
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DXQ16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DXQ16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0998  81/4/26    MAMMOTH LAKES,CA    CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 737
        TIME - 0934                    N2110Q              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 483 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAMMOTH LAKES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN JOSE,CA                 MAMMOTH LAKES,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           40                                                      300
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 25KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2110Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2110Q-1982-09-10), registration cancelled 1982-09-10, S/N 177RG0510, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (registry code 2073709) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mammoth Lakes

## 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 19810426023939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810426023939A), Apr 26, 1981: Cessna 177RG, Mammoth Lakes, CA, Substantial damage. Entered high sink rate on climb from third go around. Impact off end of runway. Factors altitude, load downdraft.

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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