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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event CHI92LA109

1992-03-09 BLOOMINGTON, Illinois, United States Airport · BMI None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N35151

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA 177B

Year of manufacture

1975 · 17 years old at event

Engine

LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19750130

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A3EBA5

Registrant of record

AAC LEASING LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

PILOT'S IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED AT LANDING AND HABIT INTERFERENCE.

Factual narrative

THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED ON TOUCHDOWN AND PORPOISED. THE PILOT STATED HIS APPROACH SPEED, 95 KNOTS, WAS BASED ON RECENT FLYING IN A DIFFERENT AIRPLANE. HE LATER CALCULATED THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE SHOULD HAVE BEEN FLOWN AT 83 MILES PER HOUR. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_CHI92LA109.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.